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35. The orphanage
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A Vow Written in Blood 36. The First Heir
Smoke filled the orphanage corridor. Dante wrapped his jacket around Alessia’s shoulders and covered her mouth with the collar. “There must be another exit,” he told Salvatore. “The eastern dormitory has a loading door.” They moved through the hallway as flames consumed the children’s drawings. Burning pieces of ceiling collapsed around them. A beam fell behind Isabella, separating her from the others. “Mother!” Dante turned back. “I’m fine,” she shouted through the fire. “Keep Alessia moving.” Salvatore seized a metal chair and struck the burning timber until it shifted. Isabella crawled through the opening. For one brief moment, their eyes met. The man she had betrayed had just saved her life. They continued into the eastern dormitory. The loading door had been chained from outside. Dante fired the guard’s stolen weapon into the lock. The bullet ricocheted, forcing everyone back. “Stand aside,” Salvatore said. He removed a wooden panel near the floor, exposing the cha
A Vow Written in Blood 35. The orphanage
Flames climbed the cathedral walls. Dante fired towards the gallery while Salvatore dragged aside the carpet beneath the altar. A rusted iron ring appeared in the stone floor. “Help me,” Salvatore ordered. Dante ignored him until Alessia joined the effort. Together, they lifted the heavy panel and revealed a narrow staircase. Smoke rolled across the ceiling. “Isabella first,” Alessia said. “No,” Isabella replied. “You’re pregnant.” “This isn’t the time.” “It’s precisely the time.” Dante lifted Alessia into his arms. She stared at him. “Put me down.” “No.” “The staircase is narrow.” “Then arguing wastes oxygen.” He carried her below while Isabella and Salvatore followed. The stone panel closed above them, leaving the passage in darkness. Dante produced a small torch. “You surrendered all your weapons,” Alessia said. “A torch isn’t a weapon.” “In your hands, anything could be.” Salvatore moved past them. “This way.” The tunnel smelled of wet soil and smoke. It extend
A Vow Written in Blood 34. The Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Michael had been abandoned for twenty years. Its bell tower leaned towards the adjoining buildings, and dark vines covered the weathered stone. Most of the stained-glass windows had been broken, leaving empty frames like sightless eyes. Alessia arrived at eleven fifty-five with Dante and Isabella. Gabriel, Caterina and Enzo waited in nearby buildings along with federal officers Evelyn Price had provided. Dante had objected to involving authorities until Alessia reminded him that he no longer commanded an illegal army. He had disliked the reminder. The cathedral doors opened before them. A young man in a black suit waited inside. The serpent-and-cross symbol was tattooed across his hand. “No weapons,” he said. Dante’s expression was almost amused. “Then your employer should have invited different people.” The man searched Isabella first. He recovered a pistol and two knives. Alessia surrendered her weapon but kept a thin blade sewn into her coat. The
A Vow Written in Blood 33. Bloodline
Alessia stared at Isabella. For several seconds, the words carried no meaning. “Luca is my father.” “No,” Isabella said. “He raised you.” “That is not what I said.” Dante reached for Alessia, but she stepped away. She needed space from every person who had ever claimed secrecy was protection. “Tell me everything.” Isabella looked towards the guards surrounding them. “Not here.” “You don’t get to decide where.” Alessia entered the house without waiting. The family followed her into Dante’s war room. Enzo locked the door while Gabriel placed the photograph on the table. Isabella remained standing. “Sofia met Salvatore before she married Luca,” she began. “They loved one another, but your grandfather forbade the relationship. He had already arranged Sofia’s marriage to Luca as part of an alliance.” “Another arranged marriage,” Alessia said bitterly. “Yes.” “And Sofia was pregnant?” “Not when she married Luca. You were born years later.” Alessia folded her arms. “Then ho
A Vow Written in Blood 32. The Serpent
Gunfire struck the western wall. Dante led Alessia across the lawn while Moretti guards fired from behind stone barriers. Emergency lights swept over the estate, illuminating masked attackers advancing through the gardens. Each wore the serpent-and-cross symbol. “Three near the fountain,” Enzo said through the radio. “Two moving towards the chapel.” “They want the cemetery entrance,” Alessia replied. Dante looked at her. “The package.” “It wasn’t only a threat. It marked their entry point.” He ordered additional guards towards the cemetery. An attacker emerged between the hedges. Dante fired first. The man collapsed, but another appeared behind him and aimed at Alessia. She dropped behind a stone planter and returned fire. Her bullet struck his leg. Dante crossed the distance and knocked the weapon from his hand. “Who sent you?” he demanded. The attacker smiled through blood. “The true Romano.” A sharp crack sounded from beyond the wall. The attacker’s head snapped back
A Vow Written in Blood 31. The heir
Dante Moretti had faced bullets without flinching. He had surrendered to federal officers, entered court without knowing whether he would return home and placed his life in the hands of enemies who wanted him buried. Nothing frightened him like the thought of becoming a father. Alessia watched the realisation move across his face as his palm rested against her stomach. She was only six weeks pregnant. There was no visible change, no movement for him to feel, yet Dante stared at the place beneath his hand as though the entire world had shifted. “Say something,” she whispered. His eyes lifted to hers. “Are you certain?” “I took three tests.” “You should see a doctor.” “I have an appointment tomorrow.” “I’m coming.” “That sounded like an order.” “It was panic expressed with confidence.” Alessia smiled. “You’re learning.” The balcony doors remained open behind them. Music and laughter drifted from downstairs, where their families were still celebrating Gabriel and Caterina’s
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