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BLOOD TIES AND BROKEN VOWS

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Luca’s POV

The yacht tilted violently, flames licking up from the engine room as Sofia’s rigged explosives tore through the hull. Water surged over the deck, cold and relentless, turning the luxury vessel into a sinking coffin. Sal Moretti stood amid the chaos, his charcoal suit soaked, red silk tie a bloody slash against the firelight. His men—enforcers from Chicago’s shadows—fanned out, MP5s barking in controlled bursts. They mowed down Viktor’s remaining Russians and Enzo’s Sicilians with me
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