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“Liar, that's what you are.”, Julian threw the ring across the room. Feeling furious and broken. Caesar calmly stood up, picked up the ring and went upstairs. Leaving him alone in the room. “Don't fucking leave me here, Caesar. You know I was going to demand answers”, he kept yelling. He knew Caesar would be hearing him from wherever he was. Caesar comes back down. His hands now on Julian's neck. “I would give you your answer if you pass this test. YOU HER ME!?” “Since, you want the truth. Give me control, submit yourself to me tonight” Julian was hungry for answers, and Caesar knew this. The file, ring, brother's name. Caesar was the only way he could get what he want, he knew so much but is still withholding to keep him here" “Fine. Whatever you want”, he agreed. Caesar goes in and comes back with a box. There was a collar in it. He fixed it on Julian's neck. It had a “You are mine”written on it. “Tonight, you are not Julian. You are mine and I control what's mine.”, he tugged at the chain of the collar. “Come with me”, Julian was pulled into Caesar's study room. He let go of the chain and sat down on his chair. “Walk to the door, crawl back towards me. Then place the chain into my hand. To show you've agreed to be my pet tonight. “ Julian obeyed every instruction like an obedient puppy, wanting his treat. He knelt before Caesar as he took off his shoe and sock on one foot. “Suck my toes”, Julian looked at him like he couldn't believe his ears. “What are you waiting for, pet? Hurry up. You have to do what I say, remember?” Julian took a deep breath before having Caesar toes in his mouth. Sucking them. This was so humiliating, but he kinda liked it. “You can do better, kid”, Caesar expressed dissatisfaction. Julian knew he had to do better. Julian finally sat in Caesars laps while being fed grapes. He didn't want them anymore and tried putting his face to the side. But Caesar pressed his thumb hard on his chin, putting his face in a place, then shoving grapes down his throat over and over again. Caesar brought out a gun, hands it to Julian. “Clean it up” It felt so cold in Julian's hand as he cleaned. “You know, growing up as a Mafia heir. I have seen death over and over again.” “Trust is just a weakness. Humans are not to be trusted, don't even trust me, Julian” Caesar goes on and on for hours. While Julian listened quietly. “Good night, Julian. You had the gun in your hand. You could have easily shot at me, I wonder why you didn't?” He closed the door behind him. Even Julian wondered. If had the chance to kill Caesar, would he ? ______ Julian was laying on his bed, still having the collar on. He walked past a couple of bodyguards, they immediately bowed to him and walked away. He wondered if it was the collar that made them do that. He asked about Caesar but was told he wasn't home. He went into a library, probably if he could find a book to read. Suddenly after some minutes, he finds a secret door behind a bookshelf. Immediately, he goes in if he could find anything before Caesar comes back. He went through so many books. Coughing from dust that came from them. He finally found something, a file labeled “Patrick”, and a USB drive. Quickly shoving it in his pocket. He hears Caesar's voice behind him somewhere from the hallway. “You just can't stop sneaking around, Julian?”, he chuckled. He wasn't at the door yet. Julian rushed out another door but it wasn't long when he bumped into something hard. It was Caesar, looking so furious. “Oh Julian. Nice try” SLAP…. Caesar's hand came down hard on Julian's face. Knocking him to the ground. He crouched down, taking the USB drive from Julian. He held Julian's face with his hand. “Next time, I will do worse.” He walked away. ____ “Get dressed, you are to follow me to the banquet”, Caesar walked into the room with a maid, a tailored suit in hand. “I don't want to”, Julian replied. “We leave in thirty minutes, dear. I picked that suit for you”, ignoring Julian. The door closed gently. Julian wore the suit that came with a matching collar to it. “You look so pretty, Julian” “Tonight, everyone is going to know you are mine.”, he whispered into Julian's ears. He felt this tingling feeling. The drive to the event location seemed quite long as Julian felt uncomfortable in the tight suit. Getting down from the car, as they approached the building. “You have to smile or they can smell your fear, Julian.” Caesar paraded him all night like a trophy. “Cute one you got there”, Julian received compliments from people. Making Caesar more possessive. People stared and whispered, Caesar didn't care. He knew he had the prettiest boy in the room. A tall man with blue eyes approached Julian. “You look like your brother before he's throat was cut off” Julian turned to him shaking. “Wh…at do you mean?” Caesar appeared just in time, his hands on Julian's waist possessively. “Hi Caesar, you never really let go. Do you?”, he laughed and walked away. Caesar's facial expression changed, he was so damn furious. “Who's he, Caesar?”Julian asked. “He is nobody. Let's go home now” “Why do you react like this?”, he asked calmly not to anger Caesar more. Caesar held his face too hard. “If you know what's good for you, you shut up and come with me. Unless, you could end up dead like your brother”, he spat. Then dragged Julian to the car, slammed the door shut.Chapter Sixty Six: The Serpent Kiss Peter pushed the door open slowly, the soft creak slicing through the heavy silence of the office. Ryan stood by the windows, his broad back turned to Peter, rigid like a statue carved from anger. “Close the door, Peter.” Ryan’s voice was low, quiet…but every syllable carried a weight of command that brooked no argument. Peter obeyed, the click of the door closing sounding unnervingly loud. “You saw the news, I assume? The laughing stock of the city. My task force… humiliated by novelty fish,” Ryan said, voice tight, clipped. Peter kept his tone even, careful to stay neutral. “It was a strategic blow, sir. But we’ll recover. We’ll find whoever did this.” Ryan spun around like a coiled serpent, slamming his hand down on the desk with a thunderous crack. Peter flinched, caught off guard by the raw fury blazing in Ryan’s eyes. “Recover?!” Ryan’s roar shattered the room, his face twisted with something savage, feral. “They didn’t j
Chapter Sixty Five: Meeting With The FoesThe air in the VIP room was thick with the smell of old money and new lies. Peter felt his uniform tighten around his throat like a noose. Every step behind Ryan Graves felt like walking the plank.Arthur Bryan sat enthroned in a leather armchair, a glass of brandy in hand. His smile was a polished weapon. "Peter Davis," he said, the name rolling off his tongue like a verdict. He stood, his grip crushing Peter's hand. "I knew your father. A man of… inflexible principles." His eyes, cold and assessing, scanned Peter's face. "It's a relief to see his son understands how the real world operates."Peter’s stomach churned. He could feel the ghost of his father in the room, a silent, disapproving presence. I’m sorry, Dad. He forced a smile that felt like a crack in his soul. "I believe in getting things done, Senator. My father admired efficiency. I suppose I do, too." The lie tasted like bile.Ryan clapped a heavy hand on Peter’s shoulder, a p
Chapter Sixty Four: The Devil’s Bargain The lounge was too quiet, the kind of silence that felt expensive and dangerous. Peter’s skin prickled under his uniform. It felt like a costume here, a pathetic disguise. “There you are. I was beginning to think you got cold feet.” Ryan Graves didn’t smile. His eyes did all the talking, scanning Peter like he was a piece of evidence. “Sit.” Peter sat, the leather chair groaning under him. He felt like a kid in the principal’s office, if the principal was a shark in a tailored suit. “You look tense. Drink.” It wasn’t a suggestion. Ryan pushed a glass of amber liquid across the polished wood. “It’s good to have ambition, kid. Serve me well, and you’ll rise fast. Faster than you can imagine.” Peter’s fingers curled around the cool glass. He forced a smile, but it felt brittle on his face. “It’s not about the position for me, sir. It’s about serving the country. Upholding the law.” The words tasted like ash in his mouth. Just like Dad. Ry
Chapter Sixty Three: Blood and Thrones“Are you really afraid a major strike could hit us, Father?” Caesar’s voice was calm but sharp, like a blade slicing through the tense silence.Julian, Peter, and Enzo sat close by, the weight of Don Alessandro’s presence hanging heavy after Ryan’s press conference. The room was thick with unspoken threats.“Oh, son,” Don Alessandro sighed, voice low but laced with something like tiredness. “You know me. Fear is a stranger to me.”“But the police crackdown,” Caesar pressed, “it’s not just smoke. It’s a real threat…one that hits the family where it hurts the most.”Don Alessandro’s eyes narrowed, dark and unreadable. “If you want to be part of this fight, you step back.”“No more using Julian like a pawn, no more half-trusts. I lead. You don’t interfere. Otherwise, walk away and let us rot.”Caesar cut him off, ice in his glare. “Don’t push me, Father. My life isn’t the Mafia’s. You’re the one who stands to lose everything if this empire crashes
Chapter Sixty-Two: Rings of Fire“You think that bastard just offered to mentor you because he likes your face?” Enzo’s voice cracked like a whip, sharp with fury. “He’s already sizing you up.”Peter stood still, arms folded, jaw clenched. Enzo wasn’t wrong. But he wasn’t exactly right either.“His walking in on you at the recruitment office wasn’t some random coincidence,” Enzo continued, pacing now, like a storm building. “You’re walking into a den of wolves. They’ll eat you alive.”“I’ll make them think I’m a sheep,” Peter said, calm and cold. “Let them circle. I want justice for my father. And this is the closest I’ve ever been.”“Peter, in as much as this is a good idea,” Julian cut in, his eyes soft but voice strained, “this is dangerous.”“Peter is the best shot we’ve got to plant someone near Ryan,” Caesar added, arms folded. He sounded more like a strategist than a friend. “He just has to make Ryan believe he’s on his side…make him think he’s taken the bait. Meanwhile, we g
Chapter Sixty-One: The Villain in Uniform“I don’t think you should stay at the hospital anymore. We don’t know who’s going to walk through that door next…someone who won’t hesitate to silence you for good.”“You worry too much about me, Doc,” Sebastian chuckled, trying to lighten the tension.“I’m serious.” Aiden’s voice was firm as he adjusted his glasses. “You don’t have anyone to take care of you if I send you home. You should stay at my apartment.”Sebastian sighed, heavy with reluctance. “I don’t want to be a burden or put you in danger. You’d understand if I refused.”“I’m a doctor, Sebastian. My job is to keep you alive. And right now, the hospital isn’t safe for you.”“At least in my apartment, I can watch over you every second.”Aiden’s calm and unwavering tone did what it always did…he convinced Sebastian.*****Snap! Snap!Hundreds of camera flashes exploded in the hall.A neatly dressed, well-decorated officer climbed the stage to speak.“No one is above the law. Not the







