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Elara

I sat with Michael's question for a long moment, understanding fully that whatever I said next would shape how he understood me, and violence itself, for years to come. Neither dishonesty nor an unqualified promise would actually serve him, and I owed him something more honest than either.

"Michael," I said slowly, choosing my words with care. "I need you to know something important before I answer that question."

"Okay," he said quietly, still staring up at the ceiling.

"Yes," I said
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    Alexander The room remained silent after Elara read the message. Alexander watched her expression change before she lowered the phone and placed it on the table. “What does it say?” he asked. “The vote is next week.” She looked at him. “And the person from the warehouse requested observer status.” Alexander moved closer. “Under what name?” “That is what they attached to the notification.” She turned the screen toward him. The name stopped him. For several seconds, he did not speak. He recognized the surname, but recognition alone was not enough to explain why his pulse had suddenly accelerated. “Where have you seen that name?” Elara asked. “My family records.” Marco stepped closer. “You know who it is?” “I know the family.” Alexander picked up his phone and began searching through encrypted Commission archives. His knowledge of Commission history had always been extensive, partly because his father had spent decades moving through its inner circles. Alexander knew the nam

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    Elara The kitchen had gone quiet after Marco finished speaking. Elara remained beside the counter, staring at him while the meaning of his words settled over her. One seat already belonged to her. The other had belonged to Salvatore, and the Commission was considering placing that authority in her hands as well. If she accepted, she would hold more influence inside the Commission than any single Don had possessed in generations. She would have access to information, resources, and authority that could make protecting her family far easier. It was a strategic advantage she could not dismiss. Salvatore had built his power around control. He had used his position to intimidate rivals, manipulate decisions, and protect himself from consequences. Elara had spent the past year dismantling the system he had created. Now she was being offered an opportunity to occupy both sides of it. “Who proposed this?” she asked. Marco shook his head. “The vote has not happened yet. Several members

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  • Contracted to My Fiance’s Mafia Don   197

    Alexander The main door gave way under the force of the breach, and Alexander moved through the opening before the broken panels had finished falling. Marco entered beside him with the first two members of the team, weapons raised, while the remaining men spread through the corridor to secure every possible approach. “Move,” Alexander ordered. He did not wait for confirmation. The sound of shouting came from deeper inside the building. A guard appeared at the end of the corridor and raised his weapon. Marco fired first, striking the weapon from his hand before another team member tackled him to the ground. Alexander kept moving. Nothing mattered except reaching Elara. He had heard his own voice carry through the room moments earlier, and the memory of the words remained sharp in his mind. She had been given a choice while restrained, surrounded by armed men, and he knew exactly what kind of decision she had been forced to make. He had promised himself he would never again arr

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    Elara The figure stepped closer, and Elara forced herself to remain still. Salvatore’s body lay several feet away, while Vivian remained bound beside her. The room had changed since the gunshot, but the danger had not disappeared. It had become clearer. “Now that the unnecessary complications have been removed, let’s discuss what I actually brought you here to offer.” Elara kept her eyes on the figure. “An offer?” “A proposition.” The figure gestured toward the chair opposite her. “You have spent the last year believing that everything was designed to destroy you. That was never the objective.” Elara’s stomach tightened. “Then what was?” “To find out who you would become when destruction was no longer an option.” The figure continued, “You survived David. You survived Vincent. You survived every attempt to isolate you from the people who mattered. You adapted when your circumstances changed, learned when information was withheld, and continued building influence when most peo

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    The gunshot shattered the room, and Elara instinctively dropped her shoulders as she turned toward the sound. For one terrible second, she could not tell who had been hit. Then Salvatore collapsed. His chair had tipped sideways, and his body struck the concrete floor with a heavy impact. Blood spread across the front of his shirt as one of the armed guards lowered his weapon. Elara stared at him. Salvatore was dead. The man who had spent months threatening her family, manipulating people around her, and ordering attacks against everyone she loved had been killed within seconds. He had not died at her hands. He had not faced her in the final confrontation she had imagined so many times. He had simply been eliminated. Elara looked toward his hands. One restraint had been broken. A handgun lay several feet away. The truth became clear immediately. Salvatore had freed one hand, reached for the weapon, and tried to take control of the situation again. He had moved too quickly.

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