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CHAPTER 314
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2026-07-10 22:08:37
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No one spoke as they finally entered the manor.The great oak doors closed behind them with a deep, resonant thud that echoed through the entrance hall.For Dominic, it was a sound so familiar, that he had heard thousands of times growing up.For everyone else, it sounded almost ceremonial, like the house itself had acknowledged their arrival.The entrance hall remained exactly as he remembered the last time he was there.The black-and-white marble floor stretched beneath the grand staircase. Portraits of Valtieri patriarchs watched silently from the walls. The scent of polished wood and old books lingered faintly in the air.Time had moved but the house had not.Eduardo walked ahead. "If you would follow me,” he formally told them, gesturing towards the direction of the dining room, “breakfast has been prepared."Matteo stood several paces behind the steward, his hands casually resting behind his back."As much as our circumstances are unusual," Matteo said pleasantly, "it would be u
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The courtyard fell silent when the sound of the main front doors opened.Even the wind seemed reluctant to disturb the moment.Dominic stood at the foot of the broad stone staircase, one hand resting lightly at his side while Althea remained beside him. Behind them, Seraphina, Sebastian, Enzo, and the six guards waited without moving.Across the courtyard, Matteo descended the front steps alone.Aurelio remained just inside the entrance hall, leaning casually against one of the massive columns, watching with the confidence of someone convinced the game had already been won.Matteo stopped three steps above Dominic.Dominic noticed that Matteo did it deliberately and his face remained calm, not showing any reaction at the height difference.Althea noticed and so did Seraphina but no one commented.Matteo smiled first."It has been a long time, Dominic." He said patiently.Dominic's expression remained composed."It has.""I was beginning to think you had forgotten where home was." Matt
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The convoy finally left Blackstone without ceremony.No flashing lights, escort vehicles or tactical formations.The convoy only had two dark vehicles disappearing quietly through the wrought-iron gates as though they were headed to nothing more consequential than a family visit.Exactly as Alessandro would have wanted.Inside the lead sedan, Dominic drove in silence with Althea sitting beside him, Alessandro's leather journal resting on her lap.Behind them, the second vehicle carried Seraphina, Enzo, Sebastian, and the six trusted guards.No one spoke over the encrypted radio.Even Enzo, the one who is driving the SUV, usually unable to resist filling silence with sarcasm, remained quiet.Each passing kilometer brought them closer to the place where nearly every thread of their lives had begun.Althea looked out the passenger window and watched the fields rolling past as well as the small villages and old churches being passed along the way.The familiar landscape slowly transformed
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The Valtieri Estate awoke before the sun started casting its rays through the windows.Long before the first rays reached the centuries-old stone walls, gardeners were already tending to the eastern lawns. Housekeepers quietly polished the marble floors that had reflected generations of Valtieri footsteps. The kitchens came alive with the aroma of freshly baked bread and strong coffee, following routines that had remained almost unchanged for decades.To the staff, it’s just another ordinary morning.To the estate itself, something had changed.There was a strange tension in the air.An anticipation no one could explain.The old house seemed to be waiting.Matteo Valtieri stood alone and in silence on the western balcony overlooking the central courtyard. He had chosen this balcony deliberately.It was the place where Alessandro used to stand every morning before leaving for Valtieri Holdings.Matteo could still remember watching his older brother from afar.Always calm.Always compos
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Another chair is being moved and it was for Althea who entered, carrying a leather portfolio beneath one arm.It held Alessandro’s journals instead of medical records that she usually carries when she is walking around Blackstone.She placed them gently on the table and sat down beside her husband.Dominic looked at her.Neither spoke.Neither needed to.One glance said everything.We're ready.Or as ready as we'll ever be.Sebastian dimmed the lights.The estate model illuminated softly."This..." He began, “is no longer an operation."He looked around the room."It is a family return." He continued seriously. He paused to make sure he uses the right words. "The difference matters."He activated the first projection."The estate currently employs forty-three household staff."Another slide appeared after he pressed a button on the controller he is holding."Most served the estate before Matteo's arrival.""Only nine security personnel have been replaced." Sebastian added. “And from t
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Dawn had yet to break.The eastern horizon remained cloaked in darkness, while Blackstone stirred long before sunrise.It was not the hurried movement of panic. Nor was it the uneasy restlessness that had filled the estate after Dominic and the men’s return from the Axis.This was different.It is purposeful and measured, like an orchestra quietly tuning before its final performance.The estate itself seemed to understand.Everyone moved with hushed voices.Doors closed gently.Boots echoed softly over polished marble.No unnecessary conversations.No laughter.No wasted movement.The operation had begun.The War Room lights were already on when Dominic entered.He had slept little, not because of strategy.It was because of Nicholas.He had spent another hour in his son's room after Althea had fallen asleep beside Nico, simply watching him dream.The decision had been made.Nicholas would remain at Blackstone.Yet making the decision hadn't made it any easier.He exhaled slowly befor
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Althea acutely felt the bunker humming in restrained violence.It wasn’t in the weapons or the screens or the men standing guard. It was in the space between Dominic and Michael, where every glance carried the weight of unfinished wars.She stood near the central table, arms folded tightly against
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