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No More Being the Extra One Chapter 10
Even after I'd walked a good distance with Sofia, Lucas was still standing there on the Zurich street, head down, lost in his own head.Sofia elbowed me with a grin."Leah, you've been holding out on me. You never mentioned this tall, rich, handsome childhood friend with a marriage pact attached."I shook my head."Because he drew that line himself—a long time ago. Never seemed worth bringing up."The year we graduated, we had a get-together at a top-tier downtown club.Gabriel and I drew the short straw to go grab chilled champagne from the back.When we got back to the VIP room, Seraphina had her hand out against Lucas's chest, keeping a deliberate distance, laughing:"Lucas, watch yourself. You're Leah's future fiancé, remember? I have standards. I don't touch my sister's man."Lucas let out a scoff on the spot, brushing it off:"What? That was just the old Dons talking drunk.""Leah's mother's been gone for years. Who actually takes that marriage pact seriously anymore?"To avoid l
No More Being the Extra One Chapter 9
"Honestly, I don't make a habit of talking behind people's backs."Sofia waved a hand and shrugged."But you're my chosen partner, Leah, so I need to be straight with you.""If she really saw you as family, she wouldn't be playing two men against each other while icing you out.""Of course, you're probably thinking—maybe Seraphina just doesn't realize those two have feelings for her. Maybe she genuinely sees them as battle buddies."I choked.That was exactly what I'd been thinking.Sofia shot me a look of pure exasperation."Those little 'which shell should I pick' posts on social media? That's her flexing power over you in a pretty package.""Chances are, she's been stringing those two idiots along because she hasn't found a bigger fish to hook yet—someone with more pull in the underworld."She gave my shoulder a firm pat, leaning against the table."Don't brush this off. My father's second wife used the exact same playbook on my brother—had him wrapped around her finger. With women
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That evening, my father called."An old Italian mafia family—Gabriel's birth mother's side—reached out to the Carones recently. Back when his father died in the internal power struggle, his mother abandoned him in Lower Manhattan to escape the fallout.""Now that family's finished their internal reshuffle. They want to bring Gabriel back to Europe to inherit part of the estate and assets."The old Don paused, his deep eyes fixed on me through the line."But this move of yours—going to Zurich alone—why didn't you run it by Gabriel and Lucas beforehand? Gabriel actually called me today, specifically to confirm your whereabouts."I smoothed the documents in my hand, my tone perfectly flat."Father, I did mention it. They just forgot."As early as the third quarter last year, I'd been privately studying for the European advanced financial anti-money laundering and family trust exams.Once, Gabriel walked in on me reviewing and asked offhandedly—since I'd already mastered New York's account
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Sofia kept her word. She actually took me to her family's territory in the Mediterranean.On the way there, she drove while pointing out black market outposts and landmark buildings along the route, explaining everything as we went.On the return trip, she shut off my navigation terminal."Now—you're getting us back to the European underground rail station."I took three wrong turns into black market tunnels and accidentally wandered into a rival faction's警戒 perimeter once. But in the end, we made it to the rail station in one piece."Not bad, girl. You're way sharper than I expected!"Sofia clapped me on the shoulder."The first time I ran the escape route for my brother, I messed up five times. He was so pissed he drew his gun on the spot!"Back at my independent apartment in Zurich, I did some light editing on the photos I'd taken by the sea.With Sofia's permission, I posted them on my Instagram and tagged the Mediterranean location.Lucas didn't find out until a week later.A youn
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"Though the underground trading day in Zurich falls right around now—not exactly safe."Sofia took a sip of her coffee and glanced at me."We can wait until the day after tomorrow. The Mediterranean weather should be perfect by then. I can fly you over for a trip."I looked up, eyes brightening."Really? Thank you, Sofia."Sofia's family controlled several core underground sea routes around Sicily and the Mediterranean—islands everywhere.I figured someone who'd grown up surrounded by ocean must be long sick of the view. If not for me, she wouldn't have bothered making that trip at all.Sofia shrugged, a hint of amusement tugging at her lips."Relax. It's not entirely for you. I've got an old score to settle over there too."When she caught my surprised expression, she laughed out loud."You didn't think every kid from a Sicilian family wakes up to ocean views and yachts, did you?""Our place is wedged between the valley armory and the black market. Besides—watching the sea with someon
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On the way to the airport, my father called.His voice came through steady and composed—clearly still in the middle of handling some messy family business."Leah, I can't make it to the airport to see you off. But I've arranged everything for you in Zurich. After one semester, you'll start learning to take over family operations."I nodded. "Got it."A pause on the line. Then my father sighed."Don't let yourself hurt over things that aren't worth it. You're my daughter. You'll always deserve the best."My eyes stung a little. He always knew. Always.I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I understand, Father."He let out another breath. "Send me an encrypted cable when you land in Zurich. Let me know you're safe."The call ended.I opened the group chat and saw that Lucas had just posted a photo in the channel—and tagged me.It was the lavish first-class cabin of their private Gulfstream.They'd taken the prime three-seat leather sofa, the power seat at the center of the plane. Seraphina
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