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Chapter 93 – The Serpent’s Den
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The mansion was no longer quiet.In the days following Lucrezia's capture, Valerio's estate brimmed with movement. Men marched in and out. Allies arrived with their entourages, pledging fealty with veiled eyes and cautious words. The silence that once protected Valerio's power had been replaced with something else entirely—a storm of whispers and wary loyalty.Sera stood at the balcony of the master bedroom, watching it all unfold below. She wore one of Valerio's shirts—crisp white, the sleeves rolled up to her elbows—and nothing else. The early sun touched her skin with gold. Her hair was a mess of waves. The bruises from the fight with Lucrezia were fading, but the fire in her chest remained bright.Behind her, Valerio stirred. The sheets rustled as he sat up, bare-chested, his scars catching in the morning light. He said nothing at first, simply watched her. Sera could feel his eyes, heavy and possessive, burning a trail down her spine."They fear me now more than ever," he said fi
Velvet Chains Chapter 94 – Embers of the Queen
Sera woke to silence. A strange, heavy stillness that pressed against her skin like another layer of sheets. The velvet couch beneath her was cool now, a stark contrast to the fevered heat of the night before. Valerio was gone.She sat up slowly, the ache in her muscles a sinful reminder of the way he'd made her body sing. The war room was dim, lit only by the dying flicker of monitors displaying silent security feeds. There was no sign of movement. No sign of him.Her fingers brushed her neck where his teeth had marked her, a territorial brand buried in a kiss. Something about the absence of his warmth sent a chill down her spine."Valerio?" she called, her voice soft but urgent.No answer.She rose, pulling his black shirt around her, the silk smelling like smoke and leather and him. Her bare feet whispered over the cold floor as she crossed the room, eyes scanning for clues.She didn’t need long to find one.A piece of paper, folded once and left under a crystal paperweight shaped
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
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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
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