Queen of Shadows

Author: neta scott

Chapter 1 Betrayed by Blood

Word Count: 593 | Released on: 09/09/2024

. Tonight it felt foreign-a monument to a life she was slowly realizing was no longer hers. She could feel eyes on her

. Alessa had always known she would be his successor. He'd trained her, made her into the heir

ation with a polite smile. Enzo had been a fixture in her life, but there was something different about him tonight

prying eyes. Once the door shut behind them, his tone shifted to something blunt and unforgiving. "

unease creep up her spi

le position, and the men... they need assurance. Stabili

want to marry me off to Luca DeLuca." It wasn't a quest

. "It's what's bes

r father's heir. But years of training held her back, and she met his cold stare with a steely o

tying, though the glint in his eyes betrayed his satisfaction

remembered the countless nights they'd spent here, her father teaching her the intricacies of the family business, entrusting her wit

ere, watching her with a look she couldn't quite read. "You leave for the DeLuca estate in the morn

t have been forced into a marriage meant to control her, but she was far from defeated. In that moment, Alessa made a vow

dangerous than a woman

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“Betrayed by the family that was supposed to protect her. Forced into a marriage meant to break her. Alessandra Russo is not a woman to be silenced. After the mysterious death of her father, the powerful mafia boss of New York, Alessa is cast aside by the men in her family-her rightful place as heir taken away from her. They believe her only worth is in forming an alliance through marriage to Luca DeLuca, the ruthless leader of a rival mafia clan.But Alessa has no intention of being a pawn in their deadly game. In the shadows of her forced marriage, she learns to play the game of power and deceit, outwitting those who dare to underestimate her. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Alessa finds herself caught in a web of lies.With betrayal at every turn and the weight of an empire on her shoulders, Alessa must decide whether to rise as the queen of both families or burn them all to the ground. Power comes at a price, and in the mafia, nothing is as dangerous as a woman with nothing left to lose.”