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Chapter 161 - The Fearless Lion - Part 2. The Rise to a Don.
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2026-06-06 20:38:03
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The Night Before Christmas Chapter 169: The Family Heals
Aria's POVThe apartment felt different.For the first time in what seemed like forever, nobody was running. Nobody was hiding. Nobody was investigating another crime or preparing for another confrontation.Peace had finally arrived.I stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city as morning sunlight flooded the penthouse.The view looked brighter than usual. Perhaps because I was finally looking at it without fear. The past few weeks had felt like a lifetime.Helina was gone. Fabien was behind bars. Aviel had finally been arrested. The lies that had controlled so many lives had finally collapsed.Yet standing there, I realised something surprising. Victory did not feel the way I imagined it would.There was no overwhelming celebration. No sense of triumph. Only relief.A deep, quiet relief.Behind me, laughter echoed through the apartment.I turned.Hailey raced across the living room while David chased after her, carrying a toy aeroplane. The two children had become
The Night Before Christmas Chapter 168: The End of an Empire
Aviel's POVFor several seconds, I simply stood there, staring at the door. My heart raced in my chest, out of anger. Never in the least have I anticipated this.The knock echoed through the penthouse again.The people outside already knew they've got me. The thought ignited something ugly inside me. I looked around, not sure what I was searching for, but I wanted something. Something that will give me the upper hand.Because I had not spent decades building an empire only to surrender because someone knocked on a door.Finding nothing, my gaze darted towards the suitcases, then the passports, and next, the emergency exit hidden behind a decorative panel near the corridor.There were still options.My mind immediately began calculating routes and possibilities. The private lift, the underground parking levels, the marina.A boat.A helicopter.Anything.I won't let them catch me.I rushed towards the corridor and pulled open the concealed panel. The narrow passage beyond led towards
The Night Before Christmas Chapter 167: The Price of Power
Aviel's POVThe penthouse no longer felt like a kingdom. It felt like a prison with expensive furniture.I stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the sea, watching sunlight dance across the water. The view had once filled me with satisfaction. It had reminded me of everything I had built.Reminded me of Fred Whitmore and why I took this path. This penthouse is the first property Fred and I acquired together. It was also a reminder of everything I owned and controlled.Now it only reminded me of how much I had lost.The silence inside the penthouse felt unnatural.My life before I took this power-seeking path had been filled with meetings, phone calls, updates, reports and people competing for my attention. There had always been someone waiting to speak to me.I worked hard to prove to my father that I was ready to lead the mafia group as the new Don. I was capable of managing the position, but he shattered that hope. A woman can't be a Don. He said. It's a position on
The Night Before Christmas Chapter 166: After the Storm
Desmond's POVThe rain had stopped by the time we left the interrogation facility.For the first time in days, sunlight broke through the clouds, casting long golden reflections across the wet pavement outside. The storm that had hung over the city seemed to have finally exhausted itself.Unfortunately, the same could not be said for any of us. Fabien's confession had changed everything. Not because it revealed something we did not already suspect. Because it confirmed the worst possibilities.The man had spent years manipulating everyone around him. Aviel, Helina and Dr Patel.Even people who believed they were his allies.Every move had been calculated.Every betrayal had been planned.Every tragedy had somehow benefited him.I stood beside Daniel near the black SUV as officers escorted Fabien towards a prison transport vehicle.The bastard still looked calm. That irritated me more than I cared to admit.Most criminals broke eventually.Most showed fear, regret and desperation. Fabi
The Night Before Christmas Chapter 165:The Puppet Master
Desmond's POVThe interrogation room was colder than the rest of the building. The air carried the sterile scent of disinfectant and metal. Fluorescent lights hummed softly overhead, casting harsh reflections across the steel table positioned in the centre of the room.I stood beside the observation window with Daniel and James while officers escorted Fabien inside. Aria and Caroline, were seated together on a chair provided them.For a man who had just been arrested while attempting to flee the country disguised as a woman, he looked remarkably calm.His wrists were restrained. His expensive suit had been replaced with prison clothing. Yet the confidence remained.The moment he entered the room, a smile touched his lips. Not the smile of a defeated man, but a smile of someone who still believed he held power.Fabien lowered himself into the chair and glanced around leisurely. "Mr Howard, you can go in now," the officer said to me."I want to come too," Aria said holding my arm and s
The Night Before Christmas Chapter 164: The Last Disguise
Desmond's POVThe drive back from the city morgue passed in complete silence. The rain continued to strike the windscreen in steady waves, while the rhythmic movement of the wipers pushed water aside only for another curtain of rain to replace it seconds later.Nobody spoke.Nobody seemed willing to break whatever had settled over us after Caroline's revelation.The Ricci family.A name that should have belonged to history. A name that should have died three decades ago. Yet somehow, their symbol had appeared carved into Dr Patel's wrist.Like a message.Like a warning.Or perhaps a declaration.I sat beside Aria in the rear of the vehicle while Daniel drove through the storm-darkened streets.Caroline stared out of her window.For the first time since I had known her, she looked troubled.Not frightened.Troubled.There was a difference.Fear came from uncertainty.Caroline rarely feared anything.But old ghosts had a way of disturbing even the strongest people. The city lights refle
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