The Heart of Steel

all the more difficult....she threw off the covers and closed her eyes while muttering a word of prayer after that was done, she was now set to fully prepare for work....she wasn't go

sen and radiating its warmth, Mic

Viktor to do the same in a bid to avoid raising a false alarm until he was very sure...now more than ever he must mainta

lose-by but figuratively far so he can think straight. "Viktor, give me the keys to the car" Germano said while putting on his

d to hide it and immediately he dropped the phone, reached for his keys, leather jacket and sunglasses and dashed out of the Penthouse suite he occupied almost bumping into another guest. A

g from the state of the art designs to the large golden vases beautifully mounted at the edge of the room to the top notch vintage painting

. "I seem to have left my wallet and phone here" Germano said as his eyes searched the room for them. "I saw a wallet and phone but I cannot just give them to you without first making s

roke into a half one-sided smile before turning around to leave and just then his phone rang "Germano, Padrino is dead" Lucretia's words hit Germano like a bullet from a shotgun and the instant change in his countenanc

island. Gentle wind made the trees sway, whispering secrets of the past. Today wasn't just another moody farewell but rather a spectacle, a cul

the entrance of the church. The hum of expensive engines magnified the sobriety of the occasion. Family members and loyal associat

. The plushy wooden altar decorated with deep purple and crimson flowers- symbolic of both

dorned his ornate robe, delivered a near perfect eulogy careful

, his uncle and loyal soldiers carried the casket that was beautifully adorned with flowers an

sentminded, he still needed his father's wise counsel to navigate

the ground, the tension shifted slightly, a storm seemed to be brewing on the horizo

he darkness, the figure of a man standing behind the olive tree, the darkness blurred his vision, instinctively Germano brought out his gun and echoed the words "who's there?" "reveal yourself now!" The loud bang of the gun shot pierced t