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~Alina’s POV~I arrived at Nana’s house later than I intended. She had agreed to let me stay with her until I put to bed, and I couldn’t be more grateful.The taxi slowed to a stop in front of the familiar building, and the moment I stepped out, Alfredo spotted me and screamed, “Grandma! Auntie is here!”I hadn’t taken any car from the castle. Val’s cars could easily be tracked, so I used public transport instead. It was safer this way.Alfredo rushed toward me and wrapped his arms around my waist, careful not to press against my stomach. His small body was warm despite the cold evening air.“Good boy,” I giggled as the taxi driver pulled my suitcase from the trunk and carried it onto the porch.“I missed you, Auntie,” Alfredo said, looking up at me with bright eyes. “Did you bring me my favorite chocolate gelato?”I laughed and ruffled his hair as we walked toward the house. “Do you miss me, or the gelato?”He laughed, the sound light and pure, warming something deep inside me even

~Alina’s POV~The vehicles stopped right in front of Nana’s house.The sudden glare of headlights washed over the yard, bright and unforgiving, sweeping across the snow, the walls, the porch, and finally landing on us.The light cycled over my body and then Julius’s, trapping us there like criminals caught in the open.My heart slammed violently against my ribs.Before I could even breathe, the doors of the SUVs flew open.The wolves poured out.Their black coats flying behind them and heavy boots crushing the snow. Guns strapped against their bodies.They spread out fast like trained dogs, surrounding the house from every angle like wolves.Fear crawled up my spine.Then Valentino stepped out from the middle car.Rocco followed closely behind him.The moment Valentino’s eyes landed on Julius, something dark and wild ignited in his face.Murder burned there, raw and dangerous, the kind that made my stomach twist. His jaw tightened, his nostrils flared, and I knew in that instant that

~Alina’s POV~The words hung in the cold night air, heavy and sharp, slicing through the tension like a blade.Valentino froze.“Che… cosa?” he whispered, his voice barely audible at first, then rising, trembling with a mix of disbelief and panic.“What… what did you just say?”I felt frozen as Valentino suddenly stopped dragging me. My hands trembled slightly, my breath catching in the icy air.He stared down at me in confusion.“Is that true?” he asked, trembling.I didn’t answer.Instead, I turned to Nana, my eyes wide with disappointment.My fingers clenched the fabric of my coat, knuckles whitening.“Why would you say that? You told me to keep it a secret. I’ve been careful… I have stayed hidden just like you instructed, but at the end of it all, you ruined all my efforts.”“I’m sorry, child. But I can’t just watch and let him kill my family. Forgive me.”Val studied me silently, his jaw tight, his hands twitching like he wanted to do more than just hold me.His nostrils flared s

~Valentino’s POV~ Alina opened her mouth to speak, but I lifted my hand slightly, signaling her to stop. I could not afford her saying anything that might put her under stress. I could not afford anything that could harm our child right now, not ever. I stepped away from her and moved closer to Bianca, my boots sinking lightly into the cold ground as I closed the distance between us. I stared straight into her eyes. She was different now. The woman standing before me was no longer the Bianca I once knew. Her beauty was still there, sharp and dangerous, but it was twisted by pain, by hatred, by something dark that had settled deep inside her soul over time. Her eyes were hollow, burning with vengeance, like someone who had died once and come back wrong. My gaze slowly traveled down to her throat. There it was. The faint scar circling her neck. The mark of execution. The place where her life was supposed to have ended. A slow smile curved my lips. “Before we b

~Alina’s POV~I was still in shock from every ugly revelation that came out of Rocco’s mouth.How could he betray us like this after everything we shared? After every bond, every meal, every moment he stood inside our home like family.All these years he watched me cry. He watched me live in misery.A tear rolled down my cheek before I could stop it.He would comfort me and reassure me that things would be better soon, meanwhile he was the one behind it all. He was the enemy hiding in the dark, throwing arrows into my life and pretending to shield me from them.How must Val be feeling right now? Aside from me, he trusted Rocco the most with his life, with his empire, with everything. How painful must it be to discover that the man you called fratello (brother) had been feeding you poison for three years?No. This is wickedness.More tears streamed down my face, but I wiped them quickly before Nikita could see and taunt me.I will not let her have the last laugh. Never.Rocco was st