Twins Of The Mafia Empire

ension like a blade. He leaned against the edge of my desk, arms crossed, his expr

rembling slightly. "Jaden, that's not fair," I said car

h he could find answers there. He had been silent since they barged into my of

uth about our father? Building this empire on secrets you never wanted us

ying to protect you," I said, my voice quieter now.

eyes cold. "Maybe we don't know. Because

nderstand? That the man who was their father was both my greatest love and my deepest betrayal. That

buzzed on the desk. He picked it up, his

ly, his tone danger

eadline on the screen was impossible to miss: "The Dark Se

I already knew the answer. The walls I had built around us

nd scrolling furiously. "Your name. His name. The twins sh

e," I said, standing up and looking between them. "This is a smear campaign. S

ising. "Because a lot of it matches up

but he stepped bac

th something I couldn't bear to hear: disappointment.

closer to them. "But someone wants to hurt us.

still don't get it, do you? You've been lying for so lon

ffice swung open, and Clara, my most tru

n a breach in the main server. Confidential files-financia

ting me like a punch. "How is that possible?

e twins, then back at me. "It

e imagined. Someone in my inner circle, someone I trusted, was wor

old now, devoid of the emotion I felt seconds earli

d out, leaving the thre

repeated, his tone mock

think I'd sabotage my own empire? Risk everything I've built fo

cutting. "Then maybe you need to ask your

ad to be him. Who else had the resources, the m

s was more than just rev

I said, more to myself than to them

his coat. "Because right now, Mom, th

following close behind. I stood there, the silence

h, my phone buzzed. The number was unl

said, my

d drawled, smooth and familiar. "

e phone tight

at you couldn't keep them from me forever. And no

anded, my voice shaking w

nswer to that. But don't worry-I'll give you time to figure i

nd, and I stood there, the weight of hi

me in the glass. My empire was crumbling, my family was

, I wasn't su