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103: A Dirty Secret
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2025-05-14 07:00:10Years Ago...
The night air had been thick with cigarette smoke and gasoline fumes, a familiar cocktail of danger and decay.Luca had leaned against a rusted lamppost outside a convenience store, the flickering neon lights buzzing like dying insects.His lighter had clicked open and shut in his hand, the small flame flaring before vanishing—much like his patience.Johan had been late.The bastard had been reckless lately, pushing for bigger scores, chasing something faster, richer—deadlier. He had always been the type to reach for more, never satisfied, and Luca had been the one to rein him in.“We’re running in circles,” Johan had complained just days before, sprawled across Luca’s couch, feet propped up on the table. “While these fuckers are making real money, we’re out here hustling for scraps.”Luca had grunted in response, sipping his beer. “Scraps keep you alive, Jojo.”Johan had only laughed, his voice f
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Maria was in labor.Premature labor.The rough handling, the stress, the pain—it had pushed her too far. Now, she lay in yet another warehouse, her body wracked with agony as contractions tore through her.The air stank of mildew and metal, and the cold concrete bit into her spine. Her gown was soaked in sweat, her legs trembling uncontrollably. A single camera was set up in front of her, its red light blinking like a silent, soulless eye, transmitting every second of her suffering to the man she needed the most.Luca.Mikael knelt beside her, crouching low, the sharp glint of a pistol pressed firmly against her swollen belly. His expression was calm—too calm. The smile he wore wasn’t one of victory. It was something worse. Something hungry.Luca watched from his phone, his blood running colder than the steel barrel pressed to Maria’s skin. His fingers gripped the edge of the seat, nails digging deep, cracking the leath
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Maria lay curled on the cold, damp concrete, her cheek pressed into the grit. Every breath stung her lungs. The rope at her wrists had rubbed her skin raw, and the nylon around her ankles cut into the soft flesh beneath her gown. She barely felt it anymore. Just numbness. And the weight of her belly, low and taut, a reminder she could not afford to surrender.Her gown—what was left of it—clung to her with sweat and grime, the thin cotton damp with something she hoped was only water. It barely reached mid-thigh anymore, ripped up the sides, exposing the mottled bruises blooming along her hips and thighs. Her knees had turned violet from crawling.But she didn’t tremble.She wouldn’t give him that.A sharp kick slammed into her ribs, forcing air from her lungs in a sudden gasp.Her arms jolted against her restraints, and her belly twisted violently in response.Her babies.Pain radiated throug
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A week had passed.Hay Port had turned into a graveyard of whispers and blood.Seven days. That was how long Maria had been gone.Seven days since Luca Avancii last heard her voice, last saw her swollen belly shift with the life they had made together. Seven days since he had gone to war.On the surface, the city was calm. The elite still sipped their wine in tall penthouses, their heels still clicked against marble floors. SpitFire Technologies still thrummed like a well-oiled machine, kept alive by Gina’s iron hand. Maria’s name was still stamped on official documents, her AI assistant still responded to calendar reminders, and her phone sent out polite, automated replies.But underneath it all—beneath the glass, the steel, the polite meetings and silent cars—the city was rotting.Everyone who mattered knew.Maria Avancii, the queen of SpitFire, the heart of Luca’s storm, had vanished.And Luca had d
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 103: A Dirty Secret
Years Ago...The night air had been thick with cigarette smoke and gasoline fumes, a familiar cocktail of danger and decay.Luca had leaned against a rusted lamppost outside a convenience store, the flickering neon lights buzzing like dying insects. His lighter had clicked open and shut in his hand, the small flame flaring before vanishing—much like his patience.Johan had been late.The bastard had been reckless lately, pushing for bigger scores, chasing something faster, richer—deadlier. He had always been the type to reach for more, never satisfied, and Luca had been the one to rein him in. “We’re running in circles,” Johan had complained just days before, sprawled across Luca’s couch, feet propped up on the table. “While these fuckers are making real money, we’re out here hustling for scraps.”Luca had grunted in response, sipping his beer. “Scraps keep you alive, Jojo.”Johan had only laughed, his voice f
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 102: When The Devil Unravels
Luca Avancii had faced death before.He had seen men beg for their lives. He had watched enemies fall at his feet, their blood staining his hands, their last breaths rattling in his ears like whispers from the abyss. He had been a man who had held the world in his grip, a man who made people quake at the mere mention of his name.But nothing—Nothing.Had ever felt as gut-wrenching, as soul-destroying—as this.His wife was missing.His heavily pregnant wife.Maria.The woman who carried his children.His fingers trembled as he clutched his phone, staring at the emergency alert that had flashed across his screen before going completely dead.Her beacon.Her fucking distress signal.It had only lasted three seconds before being cut off.Three seconds.That was all she had before she was taken.Gone.Ripped from him—again.Hi
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