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Chapter 20 – The Lord of Shadows

Author: A knight in skirt
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-04 19:18:18

The afternoon sun slanted lazily across the marble floors of the Carver mansion when Cassian received the call. He had been expecting it for days—business with a man who wasn’t just a client, but also an ally whose name carried weight in darker, sharper circles of power.

By the time the black convoy of cars rolled up the driveway, the mansion’s atmosphere had already shifted. It was impossible not to notice the quiet thunder of engines, the synchronized movements of men in tailored black suits stepping out, their weapons hidden but their intent obvious.

The Carver home was no stranger to security, but this was different. These weren’t guards. These were mafia men, hardened and loyal, their very presence radiating the language of blood and loyalty.

And at the center of it all was Viktor Moretti.

He was a legend whispered about in both boardrooms and back alleys. Italian-born, carved from steel and smoke, a mafia lord who built empires with a b
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