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The Crimson Throne

Chapter 4 A Debt Paid in Blood

Word Count: 1105    |    Released on: 21/02/2025

ffocating. Adriana sat in the back of the black SUV, her fingers tapping

rno wante

out her father. T

ght. "You should've let me put a bul

window. "No. Killing him would've given us nothing. But now? He'll

onvinced. "You're

I know Vito. He's been circling my father's empire for

arview mirror. "And now he kn

was no humor in it. "Let's rem

-

Thunder rumbled in the distance, lightning flashing across the sky. It

Rocco, Matteo, and Salvatore sat around the long table,

emanding silence. Luca followed,

ther chair at the head of the table. "Vito Salerno o

ion was i

his breath, rub

been eyeing our turf for years. Should'

. "If Vito wanted you dead, why have

now I know. He probably thinks I'm still figuri

"Then let's p

wait for him to strike.

not just some street thug-he has powerful connections, politicia

let my father's killer walk free. And

sino downtown. It's one of his biggest operations, and it's where he does

slow, deadly smile. "Then l

-

no was a

den-it was Vito's financial stronghold. Money laundering, illegal

ssed in black, armed to the teeth. The plan was simple: ge

split into two teams. Adriana, you and I take the floor. Matteo, Rocco, you

r, checking the magazine. "No survivor

love it when yo

her eyes.

-

stepped inside

bullet between his eyes. His body crumpled to the floor, and

hot to the chest. Across the room, Rocco and Matteo had reached

e panicked crowd like a q

ables, chips and cash scattering across the floor. But her focu

ied t

a was

ge, and hurled the jagged glass straight at him. It struck his leg,

he roulette table, pressi

Vito?" sh

mpered. "I-I

g an

n harder against h

escape. "He's-he's out of town! He left y

tened. "Then who's

. He's Vito's right hand. He's the

hanged a lo

d be a message Vit

ovanni, smiling. "You

pulled th

nst the table, blood sp

o, taking in the destruction they h

beside her.

d her gun. "Now,

pproaching sirens filled the air. Police. Someone had mana

d. "We nee

o Enzo. "Is the

n nodded. "For now,

gh the alleyway. Rain had started to fall, wash

riana turned back to the burning casin

move had

ar was far

car, her voice c

oretti d

, starting

they disappeare

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