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ars. No trembling. Just steel in her spine and fire in her eyes as s

hadn't sent soldiers.He'd gone himself.And he wasn't entirely sure why.The ride from the cemetery was thick with silence. Adriano lit a cigarette in the pas

riano said after a few mi

o," Luca replied.

ck. "You think she

t. But she'

ers on the edge of something rotten, and she was just waiting for

me they reached the compound, Luca's mind had moved past the f

atteo's burner decrypte

nst the marble floors. Warmth from the fireplaces couldn't shake the chill in his spine.His father was waiting.Of course he was.Don Valentini sat in his usual place b

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he said finally. "Not a seco

, and walked out.But inside, his mind was alre

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this very room, hands shaking as

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its. He had enough evidence to burn half the family to the ground,including Luca hims

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licked

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