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Bait on the Battlefield
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The year the Rossi famiglia falls, my personal Underboss, Lorenzo Santoro, rises to power—becoming the Don and seizing control of the underworld. Once, I was the untouchable Principessa. He was the Soldato, ready to die for me at a moment's notice. For something as trivial as a paper cut on my finger, he would drop to his knees with red-rimmed eyes, blowing on it for half an hour. Now, to earn a smile from his new flame, Elena Marino, he forces me to sign a contract and makes me his live target. He watches with indifference as I am battered and bloodied under a hail of bullets. During a blast-resistance test, shattered glass slices the corner of my eye, but Lorenzo merely looks on. "The once-delicate Principessa Rossi can't even handle a little pain?" During attack-dog training, I am bitten to the bone, yet he shields a trembling Elena instead. "Animals don't know any better. Why are you holding a grudge against a dog?" Then comes the real kidnapping. To save Elena, who is desperate to become Donna, he personally cuts off my escape. "This is just a drill, Isabella," he scoffs. "Stop acting like it's real." On the surveillance monitors, flames engulf me as I take my final breath. A bloodstained termination contract is delivered to him. "Don Santoro, I return the life I owe you." Only then does the man who believes he rules the world finally lose his mind.
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Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 10
Lorenzo Santoro's POVI refused to accept the end. I lurked outside Isabella's hotel like a desperate stalker until Dante finally came down to confront me."Save yourself the trouble," Dante said, tossing an exquisite velvet box at me.I clicked it open. Inside lay an antique signet ring engraved with the Rossi famiglia crest.My hands shook. "This is…""Three years ago, she put her life on the line acting as your live target and fighting a rabid dog—all just to buy this back for you."Dante's voice was as cold as the grave. "She had planned to put this on your finger herself on your birthday. Years ago, when the Rossi famiglia went bankrupt, you pawned this ring to secure the initial capital. She always believed her famiglia owed you for that sacrifice. But on that very day, you threw her into the crocodile pit."I clutched the ring to my heart, and finally, the dam broke. I collapsed, my tears falling freely.What I had mistaken for betrayal was devotion.What I had mocked a
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 9
Isabella Rossi's POVThe Black Shield Alliance was a shadow organization that had risen to power in recent years. They specialized in the kind of S-Rank assignments that made even the Santoro famiglia hesitate. Lorenzo nodded dismissively, unimpressed—until the grand doors swung open, and the spotlights converged on the entrance.I stepped into the light with effortless grace, wearing a custom red velvet gown, my arm linked through Dante's.My hair was swept up, exposing the long, elegant curve of my neck. I wore delicate makeup, and the skin that had once been deathly pale now glowed with radiant health.I still walked with a slight limp, but the imperfection only added to a haunting, fragile beauty.Yet it was my eyes that stopped the room. The emptiness in them was gone. They gleamed with confidence and an arrogance belonging to someone who had stared down death and won.The champagne flute in Lorenzo's hand shattered.Shards of glass pierced his palm, and blood began to sp
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 8
Lorenzo Santoro's POVWhen I finally regained consciousness, I found myself in a hospital bed. I felt as though I had aged a decade in a single night. Gray was already streaking the hair at my temples.I ignored the doctors' frantic protests, ripped the IV from my arm, and stumbled my way back to headquarters.The first thing I did upon arrival was launch a full investigation into Elena.It took only one crack for the truth to spill out. Once the facade broke, the filth came pouring out.Elena had never been pregnant. Her "panic disorder" had been nothing but a curated performance. She wasn't the one who had saved me back then. She had merely found my unconscious body by the river and stripped me of my family signet.As for the fire, the Santoro tech division managed to salvage the footage from the scorched security camera inside the shipping container.In the video, Elena stood outside the container, her features twisted in a mask of pure malice. She held a custom-made lock and
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 7
Lorenzo Santoro's POVI had lost my mind.I mobilized the full might of the Santoro famiglia, leveling Leonardo's stronghold in under three hours.The site was a scene of total devastation, the air thick with smoke and the acrid sting of gunpowder.Elena was rescued without a scratch. She lunged for me, throwing herself into my arms in a fit of hysterical sobbing, but I shoved her aside so violently that she sprawled onto the ground.I rushed toward the crocodile pit.The water was a murky sludge. A few crocodiles basked on the banks, shreds of black fabric still clinging to their jaws. It was the same workwear Isabella had been wearing."No! It's impossible!"I collapsed to my knees, trembling violently as the color drained from my face.I roared at my men, "Drain it! Pump every last drop of water out!"Just then, a man in a white lab coat rushed in. He was handsome and clean-cut, but his features were twisted with murderous rage. In his hand, he gripped a thick stack of doc
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 4
Isabella Rossi's POVThe next day, I was taken to an abandoned chemical plant in the western suburbs.The site was desolate—the perfect backdrop for a mafia hideout.The script Lorenzo gave me was simple. I was to play a hostage kidnapped by a rival famiglia, awaiting rescue by the Santoro securi
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 3
Isabella Rossi's POVThe slap snapped my head to the side. A high-pitched ringing filled my ears, and my left ear—already failing me—went completely deaf."Who gave you permission to kill it?"Lorenzo seized my collar, his eyes burning with terrifying intensity. "Isabella, your life isn't worth a
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 2
Isabella Rossi's POVBrutality flared in Lorenzo's eyes. He shoved me away with a violent jerk, then wiped his fingers with a handkerchief as if cleansing himself of filth."Give this Soldato her check," he said coldly. "Then get her out of my sight."With that, he turned on his heel, leaving wit
Bait on the Battlefield Chapter 1
Isabella Rossi's POVThe red dot of an infrared laser sight was locked dead center on my forehead.350 yards away, a sniper from the Santoro famiglia was perched atop the tower.Lorenzo Santoro's cold voice cut through my earpiece. "Target 01 is in position to test the blast resistance of the new
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