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CHAPTER 44
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2026-01-31 06:08:37
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VALENTINA - THREE MONTHS LATER The rain had already started by the time I picked Stefan up from school. I’d been learning to drive over the summer and I was pretty good at it already, so I didn’t take a driver today. Stefan climbed into the backseat without a word. He didn’t even look at me. He just buckled himself in, turned his face toward the window, and watched the rain trace patterns down the glass. I tried to start a conversation. “Hey, sweetheart. How was school today?” No answer. “Did you have your art class? You were excited about painting that volcano, remember?” He gave a faint shrug, still staring out at the gray blur of houses as we passed them. Something about his silence unsettled me. Stefan wasn’t the chattiest kid in the world, but since he’d started talking again, he usually had something to say, especially about art, or the new dog we got, or what Sofia did that annoyed him. But now, he was like a statue. I kept glancing at him in the rearview mirror. His
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VALENTINA We spent our first summer vacation at the beach house. It was early June and the sun was shining brightly. The weather forecast had predicted a few days without rain. Adrian had taken the week off from work, which didn’t mean he wouldn’t have to return in case of an emergency, but I was still ecstatic about the chance to have a family vacation on the beach. I dressed Sofia in a cute two-piece with ruffles and sunflowers, cute sunglasses, and a straw hat. My bikini looked very similar, minus the excessive frills, but we still managed a cute twin look. Stefan wore his favorite Superman swim trunks. Adrian was an eye-candy in his board shorts. He carried Stefan into the water while Sofia and I dipped only our toes into the Atlantic. I preferred lukewarm water, so I didn’t understand how Adrian and Stefan could enjoy a dip in the cold. Sofia shared my opinion and squealed every time the waves touched her tiny toes. Her eyes brimmed over with joy as she raised her arms. “Arm
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VALENTINA Adrian worked late that night, long after the house had gone quiet. I had tried to wait up for him, but at some point, exhaustion pulled me under. When I opened my eyes again, the other side of the bed was still cold. Stefan’s small body was curled against mine, his soft breathing filling the dark room. I carefully slid out of bed, tucked the blanket around him, and followed the faint golden light spilling from downstairs. The house was silent, but a light was on and it led me to the cigar lounge. Adrian sat in his favorite armchair in front of the fireplace, a half-empty tumbler of whisky resting in his hand. The amber liquid caught the firelight, glinting like something dangerous. His jacket and tie were draped carelessly over the other chair, his vest still on, but the top buttons of his shirt were undone, sleeves rolled back to his forearms. His hair was a little messy, his expression even more so. He rubbed at the stubble on his jaw, lost in thought, and for a momen
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VALENTINA I lingered near the cigar lounge door after Marco went inside. The low hum of voices drifted through the crack, but I couldn’t make out the words. Ever since that night when Adrian had almost killed my brother, I could never relax when the two of them were alone together. They’d worked side by side again in the months since, but that didn’t mean things were truly fine. When the door finally opened, I straightened too fast, heart hammering in my chest. Marco stepped out. His expression was calm, so at least no one was dead. “What is it?” I asked, searching his face for any hint of tension. “Is everything all right?” He nodded, sliding his hands into his pockets. “Yeah. I just wanted to tell you before anyone else— you probably won’t see me around much longer. I’m moving to New York.” The words took a second to sink in. “You’re moving?” “I’ll be working under Rico for a while,” he said casually, but there was an edge beneath his tone. “Oh.” The disappointment hit harde
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ADRIAN I met Damien in the cigar lounge for our weekly debrief. The room smelled of smoke and leather, the city noises muffled behind heavy drapes. New York had been a dead end so far; pulling useful intel out of that mess took more patience than I had to spare. “The don has been on edge,” Damien said, settling into the armchair opposite me. “He’s been executing men left and right — traitors, bikers, even some of the Brotherhood. People are scared. One wrong move and you’re finished.” “If you have nothing to hide, you’ve nothing to fear,” I replied, but my voice was flat. I’d learned the difference between what everyone said and what actually mattered in this life. Damien didn’t miss the implication. “Exactly. But you didn’t tell Rico everything about what happened with Lorenzo and even how Serena died. In his current mood, that omission could cost you.” Only Damien knew the whole story. Even my father had received a slightly tweaked version of the truth. He had no idea Rico had
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ADRIAN Valentina went all out for Sofia’s first birthday in April, a few months later. She baked the cake herself, decorated the house with pastel colored balloons, and even tied a flower ribbon into Sofia’s hair to match the flower-print dress she’d picked out. My protests had been half-hearted at best. Seeing them together, there wasn’t much I could say. Sofia looked radiant, and Valentina’s smile lit up the entire room. By now, Sofia had started walking on her own. She tottered after Valentina everywhere, determined to be at her side. She was too young to remember Serena. For her, there was only Valentina, her mother in every way that mattered. We’d invited family over for tea, and the house was loud with laughter, clinking glasses, and children’s squeals. Damien arrived with his wife and two kids, and after the initial chaos of greetings and cake cutting, he found me near the window with a glass of whiskey in hand. “She got Stefan to talk again,” he said quietly, his tone ha
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ADRIANAnnoyance hummed under my skin. Valentina peered up at me calmly, thinking she knew everything. It was the advantage of youth— believing you knew how the world ran and convinced you could shape it to your ideals. She’d soon realize that ideals were just young adult foolishness.“Come now,” I
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VALENTINAThe single word, though spoken in a low voice, carried the weight of command. Adrian didn’t need to shout to assert himself; authority clung to him like a second skin. He was a man who gave orders in every aspect of his life, and expected them to be obeyed without hesitation.I refused to
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When I came out, dressed in another dark three piece suit, I spotted Valentina curled on the sofa in the living room with her phone in hand. A soft smile played on her lips as she typed.I strode over, my steps deliberate. “Who are you texting?”Her head snapped up, brows knitting together. “What?”
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VALENTINAIt was obvious that Adrian was uncomfortable with any kind of public displays of affection.Adrian was quickly pulled into a circle of Rico and all the other Underbosses, leaving me exposed to the relentless questions of my mother and the endless chatter of my aunts. Their smiles were swe
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