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Ch. 27 – The Silent War
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2025-12-09 02:37:43
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The photograph sat on the war room table long after everyone left.We see you.Three words.Three words that had changed the atmosphere of the entire mansion.Nobody felt safe anymore.Not even the people carrying guns.Especially not them.Mia stood by the window of her room that evening, staring out at the estate grounds.Guards patrolled below.More than usual.Twice as many.Yet somehow it didn't help.Because whoever the enemy was, they had already proven they could get close.Too close.A knock interrupted her thoughts.Before she could answer, the door opened.Mark.Of course.He entered carrying two coffee cups."Bribery?"His mouth twitched."Maybe."She accepted one."Smart.""I know."For a few moments, neither spoke.The silence wasn't uncomfortable anymore.That still surprised her.Months ago she would have filled every quiet moment with an argument.Now she found herself enjoying them.Which was probably another problem.Mark leaned against the wall.Watching her."What
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"You don't learn to like it.""You learn to live with being the one who has to decide."The words stayed with Mia long after they returned to the mansion.She found herself thinking about them the next morning while sitting in the library.For the first time since the war began, she was starting to understand why Mark always looked exhausted when nobody else was watching.Not physically.Mentally.Every choice had consequences.Every decision hurt someone.And somehow he was expected to choose correctly every single time.A knock interrupted her thoughts.Luca entered.Alone.Which immediately made her suspicious.Luca rarely visited without bad news attached."Why do you always look like you're delivering disasters?" she asked."Because I usually am."Fair.He handed her a folder."Mark wants you in the war room."Mia frowned."Why?"Luca's expression darkened."Because they finally stopped being subtle."The war room was already occupied when she arrived.Mark stood near the large d
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Lorenzo was found two days later.Not dead.Not missing.Waiting.Which somehow made it worse.Mia learned that early the next morning when she walked into the dining room and found Mark, Luca, and Don Romano already seated.Nobody was eating.That was her first clue.The second was the silence.The third was the look on Luca's face.Something had happened.Something unpleasant."Who died?" Mia asked.Luca looked up."Nobody."Mia immediately became suspicious.That answer never meant anything good.Mark pushed a cup of coffee toward her."Sit."Definitely bad.She sat."What happened?"Mark glanced toward Don Romano.The older man folded his hands calmly."Lorenzo contacted us."Mia blinked."He wants to come back?""No."The answer came from Luca."He wants terms."The room went quiet.Mia frowned."Terms for what?"Luca laughed once.A short, humorless sound."For betraying us."That was absurd.Even Mia knew it."He defected.""Yes.""He stole information.""Yes.""He helped your
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The next morning, Mia woke up determined to stay angry.It lasted about seven minutes.Specifically, until she walked downstairs and found Mark drinking coffee like he hadn’t just locked her inside a heavily guarded mansion.The audacity was incredible.“What?” he asked without looking up.Mia narrowed her eyes.“I hate that you know when I’m staring at you.”“You’re not subtle.”“I could be.”“No.”She hated that answer too.Mark finished his coffee and stood.“Get dressed.”Mia blinked.“Excuse me?”“Comfortable clothes.”“For what?”Mark grabbed his jacket.“We’re starting.”That caught her attention immediately.“Starting what?”For the first time that morning, a small smile appeared on his face.“Your education.”Twenty minutes later, Mia regretted every life choice that had led her here.“Again.”She glared at him.“No.”“Again.”“No.”“Mia.”“I hate you.”Mark looked entirely unconcerned.“Again.”She lunged, but Mark caught her wrist, spun her around, and somehow she ended up
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The lockdown started that night.Mia discovered it when she tried to leave her room.A guard stood outside the door.Not unusual.The second guard standing at the end of the hallway was.The third one by the staircase definitely was.Mia stopped.The guards immediately straightened."Good evening, ma'am."She narrowed her eyes."Why are there three of you?"None of them answered.That was enough to answer.Mia sighed."Where's Mark?""Meeting."Of course."How long?""We don't know."She hated that answer.Mostly because it was probably true.Mia started toward the staircase.The nearest guard stepped forward.Politely.Firmly.Blocking the way.She stared at him.He stared at the floor.Smart man."Move."Silence."Mia."She closed her eyes.That voice.That voice always appeared right when she was about to win an argument.Or start one.Mark walked down the hall toward her.Jacket off.Sleeves rolled up.The look on his face already told her she wasn't going to like this conversatio
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