All Chapters of The Donna’s Return: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The instant the dagger was about to sink into my skin, I twisted my body hard. The blade grazed past my shoulder, slicing open a bloody gash."Hah, how dare you dodge!" Giovanna shouted furiously and slapped me across the face. "Hold her down!"Two of her friends increased their grip, pinning my arms flat against the floor. Another woman pulled out a cigar, lit it, and pressed it straight onto my arm.A sharp sizzling sound filled the air. The stench of burned flesh spread as my whole body convulsed in pain, cold sweat soaking through my clothes in seconds."Talk! What tricks did you use to seduce Fabrizio?" Giovanna held the dagger, the tip pressed under my chin."I didn't," I said, my voice shaking from the pain. "Ten years ago, the Camorras kidnapped him. I blew up a car to save him. How could I ever seduce my own son?""Keep making things up. Go on," Giovanna sneered. The dagger in her hand slashed hard across my cheek. "I've seen photos of Liliana. She was a hundred times pr

The moment Giovanna heard the footsteps, her face changed completely. She turned to her friends in a panic. "Quick, hide her! Don't let Fabrizio see her!"The women fumbled as they unlocked the chains on my wrists and dragged me toward the kitchen storage cabinet.The chains scraped against my wounds, and the pain nearly made me pass out.They shoved me inside the cabinet, locked the door with the chains, and stuffed a cloth into my mouth so I couldn't make a sound."Make a noise, and I'll kill you," Giovanna hissed, pressing herself against the cabinet door as she threatened me.The cabinet was pitch-black. The cramped space made it hard to breathe, and the pain from my injuries grew worse by the second. Blood trickled down my body and pooled on the cabinet floor.Soon, the villa's front door opened, and Fabrizio's voice came from outside. "Giovanna? Why are you here?""I just wanted to take a look at our future home and start planning a bit," Giovanna said, forcing her voice i

The moment the blade came down, I instinctively closed my eyes, but I didn't hear the scream I expected.Instead, there was a sharp ripping sound. A deep gash opened across Giovanna's cheek. Blood burst out immediately and ran down her chin, dripping onto the floor."Aaaah! My face…!" Giovanna clutched her wound and rolled across the floor in agony. "Fabrizio, how dare you! My family won't let this go!""Your family?" Fabrizio sneered and turned to Enzo. "Drag her four little henchwomen down to the basement and punish them the Medici way. Let them learn what happens when they lay a hand on the Donna!"Enzo obeyed at once. With two men, he hauled the four women, who were shaking uncontrollably, straight downstairs.Before long, screams rose from the basement, one after another. There was the sizzling sound of cigars burning flesh, the dull thud of blades slicing into skin, and the piercing shrieks that came with broken fingers. It was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.Fabrizi

Fabrizio froze for a split second, then his eyes hardened with resolve. "Alright."We rushed downstairs, only to find the living room had already turned into a battlefield.Armed men from the Valerys sprayed gunfire wildly with submachine guns. Our soldiers took cover behind couches and pillars, firing back. Blood splattered across the walls and floor. The air was thick with gun smoke and the stench of iron."Mamma, cover me. I'm taking out their boss!" Fabrizio said. With both guns in hand, he rolled behind a couch and dropped two enemies with clean shots.I braced myself at the staircase landing and raised my sidearm. Drawing on the tactical instincts from my years leading the family, I locked onto a sniper at a second-floor window and pulled the trigger. The bullet tore through the air, and the sniper fell instantly."The Donna's back!" The soldiers downstairs roared in excitement when they saw me fire, their morale surging.The Valerys' Don, Roberto Valery, spotted