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Chapter 34

Author: Ms. Grace
last update publish date: 2025-11-25 04:41:52

Lord Mateo Valdez POV

The smoke from my cigar curled toward the vaulted ceiling of the estate’s council room, dissipating into shadows cast by the crystal chandelier overhead. The room smelled of leather, aged whiskey, and the particular musk of men who wielded power over life and death.

Five families. Five heads of empires built on blood and silence.

And they all sat at my table.

To my right, Giovanni Moretti Valdez leaned back in his chair, his rings catching the dim light as he swirled his b
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