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2026-08-26 06:30:22
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Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father What Salvi Was Looking For
"We confront him directly," Severin said, already moving toward the door. "No accusations yet. We ask, and we watch how he answers."They found Cardinal Salvi in the small library adjoining his guest quarters, reading quietly by lamplight, his expression calm and unsuspecting as they entered. Something in his composure faltered slightly as he registered the number of people crowding into the room, and the careful, guarded expressions on all their faces."This looks like the beginning of a difficult conversation," Salvi said, setting down his book."We have footage of you in the wine cellar," Severin said directly, no preamble softening the confrontation. "Three visits over the past two days, each one longer than the last. I'd like an explanation."Salvi's expression shifted through several emotions — surprise, then something like resignation, before finally settling into careful consideration. "I suppose I should have expected such thorough security in a house that has already survive
Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father What Agnes Knew
"Protect me from what," Eliora asked, her voice barely steady. "Agnes, please. Just tell me the truth."Agnes's hands wrapped around her own teacup, steadying herself before she began. "Twenty-two years ago, when Severin brought you under this family's protection, I made him a promise of my own. Not the same promise he made your father, but something related to it, something I've carried alongside him ever since.""What kind of promise?""Celestine came to me once, before the accident. She didn't fully trust that Severin's protection alone would be enough, if something happened to both her and Alaric." Agnes's eyes grew distant, remembering. "She asked me to watch, quietly, for any sign that the people hunting her husband's investigation might eventually come looking for you directly, even as a child. She gave me contact information, methods to reach people who could help if certain warning signs appeared.""That's not the same as installing surveillance equipment without anyone's kno
Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father Trust No One
The silence following Adrienne's message stretched long and uncomfortable, everyone in the room suddenly aware of everyone else in a way that made the security office feel impossibly small."We need to think about this logically," Severin said finally, breaking the tense quiet. "Adrienne said closer to House Virelli than we realize. That's vague enough to mean several things.""It could mean staff," Marco said. "Someone with access we haven't fully audited.""We already audited the estate extensively, after the first breach," Lucien pointed out. "Every access log, every credential, every rotation schedule.""Then perhaps it's not about access," Eliora said slowly, thinking through the implications. "Perhaps it's about proximity. Someone who's been close to this investigation from early on, close enough to know things before we've fully decided to share them."The room's attention shifted, uncomfortable calculation visible on several faces at once."You're suggesting someone within thi
Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father Under One Roof
The estate felt different with Cardinal Salvi settled into one of the guest wings, his quiet, contemplative presence adding a strange new weight to the household's already tense atmosphere. Eliora found him the next morning in the private library, surrounded by several of Elias's carefully organized documents, studying them with the same careful attention he'd likely once given to ancient texts within the Vatican archives."You're up early," she said, settling into the chair across from him."Old habits," Salvi said, offering a tired smile. "Decades of morning prayers tend to leave one incapable of sleeping past dawn, regardless of circumstances." He gestured toward the documents spread before him. "I find myself reviewing your father's work again. There's something almost meditative in it, despite everything it's cost.""What do you mean?""The care he took," Salvi said. "Every piece of this evidence, carefully cross-referenced, protected, designed to survive exactly the kind of assa
Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father Racing the Clock
The flight to Rome felt shorter than any of their previous journeys, urgency compressing time into something taut and immediate. Eliora sat beside Severin, going over contingency plans with Lucien while Caius reviewed security logistics on his tablet, everyone contributing in whatever way they could to increase the odds of reaching Salvi before Magnus's mercenaries did."The Vatican has its own security," Caius said, looking up from his research. "Even if Magnus's people manage to get close, they'll face resistance beyond just our own detail.""Vatican security wasn't designed to stop professional assassins targeting a specific individual," Severin said grimly. "It's designed to manage crowds, protect against opportunistic threats. This is different.""Can we request additional protection through official channels," Eliora asked. "Given what we now know?""I've already reached out to my Vatican contact," Santoro said, his voice carrying through the secure line they'd maintained throug
Claimed by My Ex's Mafia Father Building the Case
"I found her," Santoro said, his voice crackling through the secure line two days later. "Adrienne. She's using a contact of mine in Lyon, staying under a false name."Severin put the call on speaker, Eliora leaning forward at the table where they'd spent the better part of two days building a coordinated response to Magnus's mounting threat. "Is she safe?""For now. Frightened, but safe." Santoro paused. "She's willing to talk. More than that, actually. She says she has information that could be critical to whatever her father's planning.""Can you bring her here," Eliora asked. "Or is that too dangerous, given the surveillance he might have on her?""I think a video call would be safer, at least initially," Santoro said. "Give me an hour to arrange secure connections on both ends."The call ended, and Eliora found herself pacing again, the nervous energy of waiting compounding with each passing day. Caius, who had remained at the estate throughout the crisis, watched her from across
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