Mafia's Daughter

-what a ruthless, cold man he was. In that moment, he didn't sound like the monster the world had p

her voice firm, the walls rising again. "Just

recognition. "Maybe. But there are different kinds of pawns, Soph

gle in her chest. She hated it. Hated how his words, with such simple phras

her voice now little more than a whisper. "You kn

ome sort of secret-although it was just the two of them in the roo

Morettis and the Romanos had been rivals for decades, blood having been spilled on

But a part of her hesitated. That part, the part she had buried deep beneath layers

aid slowly, her voice steady but thick with e

ot asking you to betray your family, Sop

e kingpin of the city's mafia empire, a ruthless, calculating man who had destroyed countless lives

r own father?" Sophia's voice was disbeliev

ick flicker, Sophia saw something she hadn't expected-a vul

said quietly. "I can't do it alone, Sophi

her father-betrayer of one's blood-was unimaginable. Yet, something flickered in Salvatore's gaze-something so

sible to be ruthless for the right reasons? Was it possible to fig

ing," she said finally, her v

all, knowing smile. "Good.

They were suspended in that moment in time, an uncertain future hanging in the

s, their history, and the blood they shared with oth

er. In their world

now just how much the

m outside. Salvatore watched her closely, waiting for her to ma

xplosion. Yet, the truth lingered in Salvatore's words. His voice-that raw edge-had taken her by surprise. He wasn't asking for a partnership,

eaned back in her chair, her eyes narrowing as her mind worked around the man across from her. Salvatore Moretti, ruthless son of one of

whisper, but each word hung in the air like a challenge. "If this goes w

a. I'm asking you to help me change the rules of the game. We both know it's broken. We both know that the Ro

ade, some sign that he was playing her. But Salvatore

nt your whole life building this empire, just like my father. All the blood, the sacrifices-none of tha

mething raw. "I don't want the empire, Sophia. Never did. Sure, I was born into it, but I've spent my life tryi