LOGINDominic coughed violently.Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.His eyes remained fixed on Don Lorenzo Valenti for a moment, as though he still couldn't believe this was how the night would end.Then his strength began to disappear.His breathing became shallow.His body slowly went limp against the floor.His eyes closed.And Dominic was gone.Marco lowered his weapon.The room fell into an uneasy silence.One by one, Marco and the other loyal captains stepped forward.They stood before Don Lorenzo Valenti.Then they bowed."Don."Don Lorenzo looked at them.For weeks, they had been forced to hide their true allegiance.They had endured Luca's orders.They had pretended to betray the man they truly respected.And tonight, they had finally revealed themselves.Don Lorenzo's gaze settled on Marco."You stayed loyal despite everything."Marco bowed his head."I acknowledge you alone as, Don Lorenzo. The true Mafia King."Don Lorenzo gave a small nod.Before he could say anything
The room erupted in chaos.The moment Luca raised his gun, Don Lorenzo's eyes immediately moved to the guard standing beside Valeria.He didn't speak.He didn't need to.A subtle movement of his eyes was enough.The guard understood.He suddenly shoved Valeria sideways.BANG!The bullet exploded from Luca's gun at that exact moment.Instead of striking Don Lorenzo...It struck Valeria."VALERIA!"Don Rossi's scream tore through the living room.Valeria's body jerked from the impact before she collapsed heavily onto the floor.For one horrifying second, everything seemed to stop.Then...BANG! BANG! BANG!Gunfire erupted from every direction.Valenti soldiers fired at Luca's group.Luca and his men immediately scattered."TAKE COVER!" Dominic shouted.He grabbed Luca and pulled him behind a thick pillar as bullets tore through the room.Glass shattered.Furniture splintered.Bullets ripped through the walls.Smoke filled the air.But Don Rossi didn't move.He dropped his weapon.Then h
Don Silivio Rossi and the men accompanying him slowly stepped into the large living room.The moment Don Rossi crossed the threshold, he stopped dead.His eyes widened.Don Lorenzo was sitting calmly in a large armchair at the center of the room.A glass of whiskey rested in one hand.And on his face was a devilish smirk.He looked completely relaxed.As though he hadn't just been surrounded by armed enemies.As though he had been expecting them all along.But it was the person standing beside him who made Don Rossi's heart drop."Valeria..."His daughter stood beside Don Lorenzo.Her hands were bound behind her back.A Valenti soldier stood directly behind her, keeping a firm grip on her arm.Don Rossi's eyes moved around the room.Valenti soldiers surrounded Don Lorenzo from every direction.Their guns were raised.Their fingers were ready.One wrong move, and blood would be spilled.Don Lorenzo slowly took another sip of his whisky.Then he looked directly at Don Rossi."Silivio."
The gunfire seemed to fade as Don Rossi, Luca, Dominic, and the remaining men moved cautiously through the corridor.Their weapons were raised.Their eyes scanned every doorway.Every shadow.Every corner.They were getting closer to the study.Don Rossi knew the route by heart.He led them through another narrow corridor, then stopped."The study is just ahead," he whispered.Luca tightened his grip on his gun."Then let's finish this."They took another step.Then another.Suddenly, a voice echoed through the corridor.Calm.Deep.Unmistakably familiar."Don't bother going into the study."Everyone froze.Luca's blood ran cold.Dominic slowly looked up toward the intercom mounted on the wall.Then Don Lorenzo's voice came again."How scared are you all of me that you chose to come in through the back?"A long silence followed."I know exactly who is in this building, and I must say you all are foolish."Don Rossi's face went pale.Don Lorenzo continued."You really think, with the n
Dominic pressed the communication device against his ear.His expression was grim."The intrusion has been discovered."He glanced toward Luca."We need the men outside."Luca nodded."Tell them to come in quickly."Dominic immediately sent the message."Move in now.""Repeat, move in.""The operation has been compromised."Outside the estate, Rossi's waiting soldiers received the message.They immediately began moving toward the entrance.But they never made it.Because Valenti guards were already waiting for them.The moment the Rossi soldiers emerged from their vehicles, gunfire erupted.BANG! BANG! BANG!"TAKE COVER!"The Rossi men scattered.Bullets tore through the night.Valenti soldiers had located them.The two groups exchanged fire across the grounds.The Rossi soldiers attempted to advance toward the estate.But every time they moved forward, Valenti's men forced them back."They're blocking the entrance!"One of the Rossi soldiers shouted."Keep firing!"Another burst of g
The alarm shattered the silence of the Rossi estate.Don Lorenzo Valenti immediately froze the moment he heard it.The glass of whisky slipped from his fingers.CRASH!It shattered against the floor.Don Lorenzo's eyes narrowed."What the hell?"He rose from the chair, but before he could reach the door, it burst open.One of his guards rushed inside, breathing heavily."My Don!"Don Lorenzo's hand immediately went toward his weapon."What is happening?""We have intruders."Don Lorenzo's expression hardened."Intruders?""Yes, My Don.""Where?""They've breached the main building.""How many?""We don't know yet."The guard shook his head."We're still trying to identify them."Don Lorenzo stepped closer."How did they get inside?"The guard hesitated."We believe they may have used a secret passage."Don Lorenzo's eyes narrowed."A secret passage?""Yes, My Don.""Someone must have shown them the way."Don Lorenzo stared at him.There was only one person who could possibly know ever
Don Lorenzo Valenti, also known as The Butcher, downed his fifth glass of whiskey, the burn doing nothing to calm the storm raging inside him.Anger simmered beneath his composed exterior.This trip was supposed to be a vacation, a brief escape from the chaos of his world.But men like him didn’t e
Isabella Lombardi froze at the school entrance, her breath catching in her throat.Standing there, as if he had stepped straight out of a dream, was Alessandro Valenti—the most popular, most desired boy in school, holding a bouquet of fresh red roses.Waiting for her.Her heart skipped.Today was h
Don Lorenzo Valenti stood by the wide glass window of his study, the city stretching endlessly before him. The early morning light filtered through the curtains, but it did nothing to soften the cold, commanding aura that surrounded him.In his hand was a glass of whiskey.While most men reached fo
Don Lorenzo Valenti stepped further into the room, his presence filling every corner of the space.The gun in his hand remained steady, aimed directly at the young woman standing before him, half-dressed, trembling… yet strangely still.“Please… don’t shoot me,” Isabella pleaded, her voice shaking.







