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Chapter 26: Blood doesn't mean loyalty

Author: Kaya N
last update publish date: 2026-02-03 08:00:04
Carlino’s POV

By the time we sealed the estate, I trusted no one.

Not the guards on the gates. Not the men in the control room. Not even the ones who had bled for me before. Damien’s absence sat in the air like smoke you couldn’t see but still inhaled and tasted.

“Lock internal comms to close the loop,” I told Niel as we walked. “No outgoing signals without my word.”

“You think he left backdoors?” Niel asked.

“I think he stood beside me for eight years while hiding the truth.” My jaw tighte
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  • Sold to the Mafia king    Author's note

    Hey everyone I just wanted to let you all know that there won’t be any updates for a little while because I’m currently in the middle of my exams. As much as I love writing and sharing new chapters with you, I need to focus on this for now.While I’m away, please feel free to revisit and engage with the current chapters,your comments, thoughts, and reactions honestly mean everything to me, and I’ll be looking forward to reading them when I’m back.Thank you so much for your patience and support. I’ll return as soon as I can.

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