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c soft yet oppressive as I moved through the crowd. The ballroom

was out of place. The faint smell of perfume mixed with cigars and whiskey filled the air, making it hard

ns said. But anyone with half a brain could tell it was no

ing children on the charity brochures. They were

nsides, but I kept my composure. I had to. My father's eyes were always on

business, I didn't have the luxury of showing weakn

t my attention. My pulse spiked before I even fully re

e in my hand, the crystal cold and unforgiving. It's him, I t

was no love lost between the Morettis and the Valkofs. And it w

king against the marble floor with

ance, his posture straight as a board, and his eyes scanning the crow

er with each step. As I drew closer, the s

feeling heavy. When he finally caught my gaze, his lips curle

rawled, his voice dripping with mockery. "I alm

the venom in my voice. "I could say the same about you. I didn't

in them vanishing. "You still haven't

. I could feel the familiar anger rising, the urge to shove him into a wall and wipe that smug look off h

, my voice low, dangerous. "You're just a puppet

own. The heat between us intensified, but before it could escalate in

oug

ays acting like the calm in the storm. But this time, I could se

ng the line of fire between Ivan and me. His gaze

his childish rivalry. You

me, but now he seemed to hold back, sensing that whatever Massi

. "There's a plan in motion, and both of you are g

piqued. Ivan's expression shift

plan?" I ask

hat no one was listening too closely. His e

together. We've set our sights on the ot

"You're talking about the other families? The Roma

And each of them has something that cou

re stiffening. "What ar

ger that documents every single transaction they've made, including money laundering a

"What about the

lone could buy us enough leverage to control them. And we can use thei

l. This wasn't just about greed-it was about power, control, and survival.

asked, my voice steady desp

, his voice hardening with disgust. "They've kept a list of all the fighters and t

trafficking, but I pushed it aside. There

and we'll have the power to control all of them. But we have to move quickly and

of Massimo's words sinking in. This was bigge

ing no room for argument. "And don't think about going off on you

nodded. I had no choice. Th

saw something different in his eyes. Not arrogance, bu

flatly. "But don't ex

etween us unresolved. "Trus

eam up with. But if it meant getting what we needed, I'd play the game, no matter how dan