All Chapters of The Mafia’s Reckoning : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Chapter Thirty-TwoThe morning light filtered in through the sheer curtains, pale and gray like the city’s breath had turned cold overnight. Sophia stirred first, her eyes fluttering open to the unfamiliar warmth of Alex’s arm draped around her. His body was still, silent, except for the slow rise and fall of his chest. She listened to his heartbeat beneath her cheek. Steady. Strong. Human.For the first time in months, she didn’t feel alone.But as her fingers brushed against the faint scar just below his ribs—a wound from a bullet he never spoke of—she was reminded that this man, for all his strength and dominance, bled just like her.And that scared her more than anything.She gently eased herself out of bed, wrapping the silk sheet around her as she walked toward the window. The city was already alive. Cars moved like ants below. People bustled in ignorance of the war quietly brewing just beneath their feet.Behind her, Alex stirred.“You’re awake,” he said, voice husky from sleep

Chapter Thirty-Four The silence inside the villa was stifling, the kind that came not from peace but from too many truths buried beneath the surface. Outside, the wind whispered through the cypress trees lining the property, their branches swaying like quiet witnesses to everything that had transpired within these walls.Alex sat in the study, a tumbler of bourbon in hand, the amber liquid untouched. The fireplace crackled beside him, casting flickering shadows across the room. But he wasn’t looking at the flames. His eyes were fixed on the stack of documents Diego had left behind—financial reports, offshore accounts, encrypted messages—evidence of betrayal wrapped in ink and numbers.He leaned back in the leather chair, jaw clenched, mind spinning. Every thread he pulled led deeper into a web Diego had woven right under his nose. And somehow, Sophia was connected. Whether by circumstance or choice, she was no longer just a variable—she was becoming the axis everything rotated around

Chapter Thirty-SixMorning crept over the estate like a thief, quiet and cautious, as though afraid to disturb the fragile peace that had settled during the night. The sun broke through storm-streaked clouds, casting golden light on the tiled roofs and walls still darkened by soot and bullet marks. Birds sang—but even their melody felt subdued, uncertain.Alex stood shirtless at the edge of the terrace, the scar down his side exposed to the chill of dawn. He was no longer the man who once ruled from behind glass towers and designer suits. Power had shifted. Loyalty had been tested. Blood had been spilled. And last night… last night had changed something even deeper.Inside, Sophia stirred beneath the silk sheets, her limbs tangled, her hair a wild halo across the pillow. She wasn’t just a complication anymore. She was becoming something far more dangerous—indispensable.Alex returned inside, his mind already calculating the next move.Sophia sat up slowly, watching him. “You don’t sle

Chapter Thirty-Eight The darkness held no power over Salvatore Morano. He had lived in it, killed in it, and been reborn within its belly. The world believed him dead—a casualty of a forgotten war between syndicates, consumed in a blaze meant to erase his existence. But fire does not kill a man like Salvatore. It reforges him. He sat in a quiet room beneath the ancient catacombs of Palermo, Italy. The walls were stone and sweat-soaked history, carved with symbols from the days of old Cosa Nostra. Candles flickered around him, throwing long shadows across the table where a map of New York was laid bare. A red circle marked a single name: Alex Morano. Salvatore traced the ink slowly with a weathered finger, his gold signet ring tapping once on the dot. “My son,” he whispered, though there was no affection in the word. Only fire. “The empire you build stands on stolen bricks.” Behind him, footsteps echoed. A figure stepped from the shadows: Adriano Vescari, one of Salvatore’s ol

Chapter Forty The image burned into Alex’s mind—a man he’d buried in memory, now resurrected in flesh and ambition.Leon.Older. Hardened. Alive.Alex’s grip on the phone tightened until the screen flickered under the pressure. The once-blurry lines of the war ahead were now sharpening, and the past—long thought buried—was clawing its way back into the light.Dominic stepped beside him, eyes fixed on the photo. “He was seen near the docks. Same area Diego’s men have been mobilizing.”“So they’re working together,” Alex muttered.“Or circling each other. They both want the throne, but they might not want to share it.”Alex’s jaw tensed. “I don’t care if they want to crown themselves kings. If Leon wants to challenge me, he’ll have to crawl through the ashes of everything he loves.”“Don’t underestimate him, Alex,” Dominic warned. “Leon was always calculating. He doesn’t make moves unless he’s sure of the outcome. If he’s back now, it’s because he believes he can win.”“Then I’ll make