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Chapter 27 - Final Countdown

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Day 13 - Nightfall draped over Don Sanchiano’s villa in an eerie hush, the air thick with the scent of the sea rolling in from the coast.

The tension inside the villa was palpable. Even the cicadas that usually filled the estate’s gardens with their rhythmic calls seemed to hold their breath.

Inside the villa, the six gathered: Massimo, Talana, Gianna, Lorenzo, Matteo, and Salvatore—stood around the long, mahogany table in the private meeting hall Don Sanchiano, himself, had left them to their own devices, putting full trust Massimo that he would execute the next steps of their plan without a hitch.

Gianna sat back in her chair, swirling a glass of red wine lazily, as her sharp eyes flicked from Talana to Massimo. “So,” she drawled, “what’s our next act in this little play of ours?”

Massimo tapped his fingers on the tabletop, his mind working faster than his mouth. “The bait has been taken, but now we need to lead them exactly where we want them.” His gaze flickered toward Salvatore.
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