Mag-log inLeonardo slowly nodded, "That's a direct violation." Vincenzo turned toward him, "Now you remember." Leonardo looked up. Vincenzo smiled, "I was beginning to worry the rules had become selective." Leonardo's jaw tightened, "I made a mistake." Vincenzo raised an eyebrow, "One?" Leonardo said no
Gianna looked toward him, "Is it going to hurt today?" Vance looked toward the monitor, he said nothing. The warning alarm sounded. Gianna shifted. The machine activated and her body jerked. The Council went silent. Another violent movement, the restraints pulled tight, the alarms grew louder.
Leonardo shifted in his chair, "You called us here again after the Council already ruled." "I did." "You lost, just fucking accept it and move the fuck on." A faint, almost amused smile touched Vincenzo's mouth, "Yes," he said calmly. "I lost." His eyes moved slowly from Nikolai to Leonardo, Val
Civilians who had nothing to do with their wars were left alone. A man could choose this life and accept the consequences. A child couldn't. Neither could an innocent person who had never asked to become part of it. Those rules were older than any of them. Break them, and you weren't simply brea
Ciro answered immediately, "On it." The helicopter descended into the darkness and I smiled. There was nothing happy about what came next. I smiled because the men who had taken Gianna still believed they had time. They didn't. ──━⊰ 𓆙 ⊱━── Vincenzo sat at the head of the table, his jacket sti
Another second they had to move her. Another second for someone to make a decision I couldn't undo. My fingers tightened around the phone. I had spent years making decisions without knowing why certain things mattered to me. I understood now. Gianna mattered. And it was not because she was usef
"You're even hotter than they said." "Please!" I sobbed, my face half-buried in the leaves, "Please, let me go! I didn't know... I didn't agree to this!" I tried to crawl forward, my fingers clawing at the mud, but he just laughed. It was a dark, mean sound. He grabbed the back of my black top and
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ "We’re moving in with Salvatore," Mom said. She said it while pouring juice, like she was just talking about the weather. I froze, my fork hovering halfway to my mouth. I didn't say anything at first, I just stared at her, the heat rising in my face until my skin felt tight. "No,
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ "Five minutes are up," I whispered, flicking the safety off my bow, "The Void is open. Happy fucking hunting, gentlemen." With a surge of adrenaline, the men vanished into the trees, disappearing into the blackness I controlled. I stayed on the terrace for a moment, watching the
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ I leaned against the cold brick wall of the mansion, my arms crossed, watching the show. Our soldiers were busy dragging in the trash, fifty men, all bound at the wrists, their faces covered in bruises and tears. They were lined up like cattle ready for the slaughter. This was th







