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Chapter Eighty-Five

Author: Enny Tiana
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-16 17:23:47

The moon rose blood-red over Palermo, casting a crimson glow across the Moretti estate. It wasn’t coincidence — it was omen.

War was no longer a whisper. It was a scream beneath the Sicilian sky.

Amara stood at the edge of the terrace, her mother asleep in the recovery suite behind her. The sea below whispered secrets — of vengeance, of power, of choices yet to be made.

Luca joined her silently, handing her a glass of wine.

“I thought you didn’t drink during war,” she said.

“I make exceptions for queens who shoot Rosettis in the chest and walk away without smudging their eyeliner.”

She allowed herself a faint smirk. “Flatter me again, and I’ll let you live.”

He leaned close. “Flatter you again, and I’ll let you rule.”

Their fingers brushed. Not affection. Alliance.

Then Nico appeared at the door, face pale.

“They’re here.”

Amara turned. “Who?”

“Rivals. Allies. Ghosts. Everyone.”

The war council assembled in the Moretti war room — maps lining every wall, gunmetal lighting casting hard
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