All Chapters of Blood and Badge : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 51: The New Order

Villa Isabella, Sabine MountainsThree months after the reunionSummer had arrived in the mountains with an intensity few remembered.Elena was in the garden, having coffee with Dante, when the car appeared on the dirt road. It wasn't just any car; it was a pristine black Maserati, escorted by two SUVs with tinted windows.Dante tensed beside her."Were you expecting someone?" Elena asked."No." Dante put down his cup. "But it seems someone is waiting for us."An older man got out of the Maserati, dressed in a suit worth more than most of the cars in town. Behind him, two bodyguards with the cold stares of professionals.Dante recognized the man before he spoke."Don Vittorio," he said, standing up. "I didn't know you were coming."Vittorio Santi smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes."It wasn't planned." But times change, Dante. And old enemies sometimes become… how should I put it? Partners?Dante didn't answer. He waited.Vittorio sat in the chair Elena offered him, accepted

Last Updated : 2026-04-27

Chapter 52: The Price of Trust

Villa Isabella, Montes SabinosOne week after the visit to FrancoThe alliance with Vittorio had changed everything.Dante spent more time in Rome, in meetings with northern crime bosses, at business dinners that stretched into the early hours. Elena accompanied him more and more, not as Sofia's sister, not as the former federal agent, but as Lia Moretti. Dante's woman. His shadow. His alter ego.That night, the meeting was in a palazzo in the city center, owned by Vittorio. Businessmen, politicians, judges—all those who mattered in the new Rome. Dante navigated them with the elegance of someone born for it, but Elena saw the tension in his shoulders, the way his eyes constantly scanned the exits."You're tense," she whispered, accepting a glass of champagne."I don't like this place. Too many windows. Too many exits.""You're paranoid."I'm alive. He looked at her. There's a difference.Before she could answer, a loud crash shook the palace.The glass of the nearest window shattered

Last Updated : 2026-04-28

Chapter 53: The Abyss

Rome, ItalyHours laterElena wandered through the streets of Rome.The night had turned cold, but she didn't feel it. Only the photograph was etched in her mind: Sofia smiling next to Dante's father. Her sister and the man Dante had spent years avenging. What connection could there be between them? Why did Dante keep that image hidden away, alongside the family's darkest secrets?Her phone vibrated. The FBI contact."Report. Mission status. You have 24 hours."Elena turned off her phone without replying.I can't think about that now. I can only think about Dante's expression when he found her with the microphone in her hand. It wasn't anger. It was something worse.Disappointment.He had looked right through her, as if he were seeing her for the first time. As if everything they had built had crumbled in an instant.And perhaps it had.The House in RomeDante hadn't slept.The photograph of his father and Sofia was still on his desk, where Elena had left it. He had stared at it for h

Last Updated : 2026-04-29

Chapter 54: Vittorio's House

Rome, ItalyMidnightVittorio Santi's mansion stood atop a hill, surrounded by gardens that in another era would have been magnificent. Now, in the darkness of night, it resembled a mausoleum.Elena watched the entrance as Dante parked the car in the shade of the cypress trees. Antonio and Andrea followed behind in another vehicle, just in case."I don't like this," Dante said. "Vittorio never calls at this hour.""But he knows something. Something he can't say over the phone.Or something he wants us to think."Elena looked at him. "Do you think this is a trap?""I don't know. But we're not going in together. I'll go first. If I'm not out in ten minutes, you're leaving.""No.""Elena...""I said no." His voice was firm. "We go together or we don't go at all."Dante looked at her for a long moment. Then he nodded.Together.The EntranceVittorio's guards recognized them immediately and let them in without a search. That reassured Elena, but also made her more wary. Too easy.Vittorio

Last Updated : 2026-04-30

Chapter 55: The Crossroads

Villa Isabella, Montes SabinosDawnFranco's call had changed everything.Elena was in the library with Dante, replaying the old consigliere's words over and over. Salvatore didn't want to kill his brother. He wanted to kill the son. The heir. Sofía stopped him. She paid with her life.Dante sat in the leather armchair, his gaze lost in the void. He had been like that for hours since Elena told him about the conversation.“Talk to me,” she said, sitting down beside him. “Tell me what you think.”“I don’t know.” His voice was a whisper. “All my life I believed my father was murdered by a traitor. That Salvatore had avenged his death. That I was fulfilling his legacy.”“And now you know Salvatore killed him. That Sofia knew it. That he died protecting you.”“Protecting me?” Dante looked at her. He didn’t even know her.“But she knew you. She knew you were the son of the man who tried to expose Salvatore. She knew you were next.”The silence stretched on.“And Vittorio?” Dante asked. “Wh

Last Updated : 2026-05-01

Chapter 56: The House by the Sea

Highway to CalabriaHours laterThe car sped along the highway.Elena's hands were white on the steering wheel, her knuckles raw from the tension. Dante was beside her, phone pressed to his ear, trying to contact someone in Calabria who could get there before them. Antonio and Andrea were still in another vehicle, a few meters behind."No one's answering," Dante said, hanging up. The neighbors' phones weren't working either."Keep trying." Elena's voice was a thread of ice. "My mother... nothing can be wrong with her. Not after everything."Dante dialed again. This time, someone answered."Hello?""This is Dante Moretti. Please, I was hoping you could go to Rossi's house. Right now.""What's wrong?""A man. He might have gotten there before us. We need to make sure she's okay."The voice on the other end hesitated. "I'm coming now."Dante hung up. "You're on your way."Elena pressed the accelerator.CalabriaOne hour laterThe house by the sea was silent.Too silent.Elena parked in t

Last Updated : 2026-05-02

Chapter 57: The Phantom

Rome, ItalyDawnThe piazza was empty.Elena approached with measured steps, Dante and Antonio taking cover behind the arcades. Andrea kept watch on the side street. They didn't want to take any chances, but they couldn't ignore the appointment either.The man waiting for her had his back to her, leaning against the central fountain. He wore a dark coat, his hair gray, the posture of someone who had waited a long time.When he turned around, Elena felt the ground open beneath her feet."Dad?"It was her father. The man who had died when she was seven. The man Salvatore Moretti had murdered. Or so she'd been told.He was alive."Hello, Elena." His voice was older, more weary, but unmistakable. "I know this is a shock. But I need you to listen to me."Dante appeared beside her, his hand on the gun. "Who is it?""My father," he whispered to Elena. "His name is Marco Rossi." He's been dead for thirty years.The man smiled sadly.Thirty years in hiding. Thirty years waiting and thirty year

Last Updated : 2026-05-04

Chapter 58: The Last Piece

Villa Isabella, Sabine MountainsOne week laterVittorio's downfall had shaken Italy.The newspapers were calling him the worst criminal of recent decades. His allies were falling one by one, brought down by the evidence Sofia had gathered. Judges, politicians, police officers—all those who had turned a blind eye to the horror were now facing justice.But Vittorio was still free.Elena watched the news from the garden, with Bruno at her feet. Dante came out with two cups of coffee.What are you thinking about?That this isn't over. Vittorio is still out there. And he's got something planned.I know. That's why I called Ferrara. He's putting together a team to find him.Do you think they'll succeed?I don't know. But we can't just sit around waiting.Elena's phone rang. It was an unknown number.Elena Rossi? A deep, professional voice. "This is Commissioner Riva, from the Rome police. I need you to come in and give a statement about your sister's documents.""When?""First thing tomorr

Last Updated : 2026-05-06

Chapter 59: The New Beginning

Villa Isabella, Sabine MountainsThree months laterAutumn had once again painted the mountains gold and red.Elena was in the garden, pruning the red roses that now grew where only thorns had once stood. The war was over. Vittorio was in prison, awaiting trial. The accomplices, scattered or imprisoned. Sofia's documents, forever exposed in the archives of truth.Dante appeared beside her, with two cups of coffee.Thinking.Always.About what?About how far we've come and what comes next.Dante sat down beside her. And what comes next?I don't know. But for the first time, I'm not afraid.He smiled. Neither did I.Bruno came over and rested his head in Elena's lap. Matteo was chasing a kite, laughing.Life, at last, was just that: life.The VisitThat afternoon, a car pulled up on the dirt road.An older man in a gray suit got out, with the bearing of someone who had spent his life serving the law. It was Commissioner Riva.Elena greeted him at the door, with Dante by her side.Miss R

Last Updated : 2026-05-07

Chapter 60: The Shadow in the Mirror

Villa Isabella, Montes SabinosSix months after the weddingPeace had a price.Elena learned it when the envelope arrived in the morning mail. No return address, no stamp, just her name written in handwriting she didn't recognize until she opened the flap.Inside, a photograph.Herself, years ago, at her first meeting with the FBI. She wore the blue suit she wore to be sworn in. Beside her, a man she hadn't seen since: her first partner, killed in a botched operation a decade ago.On the back, a note:“Do you remember those you left behind? They remember you too.”Elena felt a chill run down her spine.Dante came into the kitchen. What's wrong?Elena wordlessly handed him the photo.Dante looked at her, his expression hardening.Who?I don't know. But someone who knows too much.The InvestigationAntonio and Andrea reviewed the photo for hours. No fingerprints, no marks, no return address. Just the image and the note."It's someone who knows you," Antonio said. "Someone from your past

Last Updated : 2026-05-08

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