Chapter 6: Shadows of Deception

Chapter 6: Shadows of Deception

"Don't hate the sinner, but the sin."

My dad was not a good man, but he tried to instill in me some life lessons and how to live life. There was a verse he always read out to me, "Do unto others what you want them to do unto you," That was life's golden rule, apparently.

I have tried to live by that rule. Now, I guess things have gotten out of hand.

My guilt of being in a relationship with Luca while I'm betrothed to Bruno was going to come against me. That fear was eating me up.

However, things had been going quite well, not until something unfolded, casting shadows over the empire that took Bruno lots of sacrifices to build.

I found myself here even though I never wanted to be here. I craved a life of my own choice, but thanks to my father, I was stuck in this web of deception that threatened to unravel everything.

Bruno's warehouse was attacked, and many of his workers were killed. His drugs worth over $50k were burnt—an assault orchestrated by Los