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Chapter 87 – "Ashes and Silk"
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Velvet Chains Chapter 93 – The Serpent’s Den
Rain slicked the cobblestone streets of Milan, turning them into serpentine trails of silver under the glow of streetlamps. Valerio stepped out of the armored car, the collar of his coat turned up against the chill, eyes scanning the rows of abandoned warehouses ahead. This was it. The outer layer of Lucrezia's operation. The Serpent's Den, as Dario had named it.Beside him, Sera emerged, dressed in all black, a bulletproof vest beneath her jacket and a steely determination in her eyes that made her look every bit the mafia queen she never intended to become. No longer was she the outsider; tonight, she was the dagger behind the throne."Three guards at the east exit," she murmured, holding up her small comm device. "They’re armed but distracted. We go in quiet."Valerio glanced at Ezra, who nodded from the other side of the car. A silent cue was given. Two of his men peeled away, shadows in the night, approaching the entrance."You remember what to do if it goes sideways?" Valerio as
Velvet Chains Chapter 92: The Black Widow's Web
The great hall of Lucrezia's Modena estate was a shrine to old money and unholy power. Gilded archways, looming tapestries, and a chandelier that looked like it had survived a dozen wars cast fractured shadows over the marble floors. Sera and Valerio stood hidden in a gallery above, cloaked in shadows. Below, Lucrezia Serpente stood at the head of a long banquet table flanked by her most loyal captains.She was every inch the queen spider—draped in black silk, her silver hair swept into a tight chignon, a blood-red ruby at her throat like a warning sign. Her voice cut through the din, low and honeyed."There are whispers in the wind. Someone is sniffing around my roots. Trying to pull me from the earth." Her eyes scanned the room, sharp as broken glass. "And yet here we sit, unbothered. Shall I take that as loyalty? Or laziness?"Silence.Valerio's fingers tightened around the edge of the railing. "She's holding court. Smug. Still thinks she's untouchable."Sera's eyes tracked the ent
Velvet Chains Chapter 91: The Serpent's Whisper
The aftermath of the Donati Gala spread like wildfire across the underground. Whispers of Sera's bold confrontation with Lucrezia reached every ear that mattered, and while Valerio had orchestrated it as a calculated risk, the implications now throbbed with greater weight. They had declared, without words, that the war was no longer in shadows.Lucrezia would retaliate.Back at the villa, tension tightened around every hallway. Guards doubled. Every phone call was monitored. Sera could barely sit still. Her hands were always moving now—flipping pages she couldn’t focus on, tracing the rim of her coffee cup, tapping to the rhythm of her pounding thoughts.Dario was the first to break the silence that morning. He entered the main study where Valerio was poring over maps and sealed envelopes."Our source made contact," he said. "Inside Lucrezia's compound."Valerio looked up sharply. "How much did they get?""Enough to confirm she’s planning an extraction," Dario replied. "She wants to t
Velvet Chains Chapter 90: A Line in the Ashes
Rain pounded against the tin roof of the barn like a thousand whispers of secrets, their ticking echo mirroring the rush of adrenaline still pulsing through Sera's veins. The fire was behind them, but the war Dario was now talking about hung around them like smoke—thick, omnipresent, impossible to shake.Sera stood at the far end of the barn, gazing out over the fog-dappled hills. Her clothes stuck to wet flesh, hair plastered to her cheeks. Inside, Valerio remained immobile, wounds cleaned and sewn, muscles tight with tension he would not permit to crack his mask.He should have been sleeping. But Sera knew better. Men like Valerio didn't know how to sleep, not when there was still justice oozing from their wounds like blood.She sensed the thump of boots behind her before he spoke anything."I thought you were sleeping."His voice was grimmer than usual—smoke-cured, with a touch of gentleness that shattered something inside her.Sera leaned slightly, eyes following the bandage aroun
Velvet Chains Chapter 89 – Sanctuary of Lies
The wind howled as the black SUV cut through the mountain roads leading to the old convent. It was perched on a cliff like a forgotten relic of a more pious time, its spires reaching into the clouds like broken fingers. Sera had seen a lot of ominous places—but something about this one made her skin crawl.“This is where she kept her secrets?” Sera asked, gripping the edge of her seat.Valerio nodded, eyes on the crumbling structure as it loomed ahead. “It used to be a sanctuary. Before Lucrezia bought it out, turned it into one of her storage sites for blood money and worse.”The gates were rusted but unlocked, swinging open with a groan that echoed down the stone driveway. Moss covered the steps, vines swallowing the once-beautiful statues of saints that lined the outer courtyard. Nature was reclaiming what Lucrezia had abandoned.They entered the chapel first. Dust choked the air, and the thick scent of mold curled in Sera’s nose. Light poured in through broken stained glass window
Velvet Chains Chapter 88 - Velvet Chains
The moment Sera stepped into the rain-drenched alley behind the café, the weight of her discovery tightened around her ribs like a vice. The ledger burned in her coat pocket—a truth too cruel to carry, too dangerous to share. Her father. Her own blood. A broker for the very woman who destroyed her mother.Valerio leaned against the brick wall, his hair damp from the drizzle, his eyes locked onto her like he could read every thought screaming in her mind."What did you find?" he asked quietly.Sera pulled the ledger out and tossed it onto the crate between them. "My father was one of her brokers. He arranged the transport of women to the Naples estate. Names, locations, payments. It's all here."Valerio's jaw clenched as he flipped through the pages. "This makes him just as guilty as Lucrezia. Maybe more. He knew what he was doing.""He lied to me my whole life," she whispered. "Told me he was trying to protect us. That he was scared of the Mafia. All this time, he was profiting from i
Velvet Chains Chapter 87 – "Ashes and Silk"
Sera stood in front of the cracked mirror in the bedroom once ruled by Lucrezia, the queen now dethroned. The silence in the villa was unsettling, not with fear, but with absence. The kind of silence that followed after storms when there was nothing left but debris and memories.Her fingers traced the bruises on her neck, marks of a fight she had barely survived. Not physically—she had triumphed. But emotionally? She felt hollow, like she’d been emptied and stitched back together with silk thread, fragile and fine.A knock came at the door.She didn’t flinch.“It’s open,” she said, her voice even.Valerio stepped inside. He wasn’t dressed like the king of the underworld tonight. No suit, no weapon in sight. Just a black shirt rolled to his elbows and the soft exhaustion in his eyes.He watched her a moment. “You’re still wearing that dress.”She looked down at the blood-stained hem. “I guess I forgot how to breathe, let alone change.”He stepped closer. “Let me help you remember.”Her
Velvet Chains Chapter 86 - Fractured Oaths and Vows of Blood
The quiet rumble of the private airplane receded behind them beneath the weight of where they were bound.Sera sat beside the window, watching the clouds drift by like white ghosts, her mind far from peaceful. Valerio sat across from her, eyes fixed on a thick folder that Dario had handed him before they took off from the Verona estate. Inside were names. Affiliations. Secret accounts. All that could bring Lucrezia to her knees.And yet the tension between them was nothing to do with the storm on the horizon in Sicily—whether it was the storm still unspoken between them."I saw you hesitate," Sera said at last, low voice, still watching the clouds. "When Dario said her name. Lucrezia."Valerio didn't raise his head. "It wasn't hesitation. It was calculation.""No," she said, turning to him. "It was pain."His jaw clenched. "She was family. I was taught to believe in her. She counseled me when my mother died. And now I see that she helped burn my mother alive."Sera's chest tightened.
Velvet Chains Chapter 85 – A Shadow's Reign
Ominous silence lay heavy over the air as Valerio and Sera stood at the railing of the antique mansion, gazing out across the sweeping vineyard below. Darkness of night stretched before them like a dark infinity, hiding secrets they were determined to reveal. In contrast to their shared resolve, some unspoken heaviness lay between them."How far are we going to go?" Sera whispered.Valerio turned his face into hers, his expression neutral. "As far as it takes."Her heart leaped in her chest, not at his words, but at the cold determination that colored them. She saw the storm in his eyes, the side of him that was tormented by his quest for justice, for vengeance, and even redemption. But a storm that had already taken too much of him. She did not want it to take any more.“I’ll be right here with you,” she said softly, stepping closer, her voice full of conviction. “We’ll do this together.”He looked down at her, his gaze softening for just a moment before the storm returned. “I’m not
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