All Chapters of Beneath the Mafia Crown: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I stared at the black lace panties in my hand, momentarily frozen.Today was our wedding anniversary.Viktor had told me he rented out the entire beachfront hotel so we could celebrate alone.The sound of running water stopped.Viktor stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, droplets sliding down the hard lines of his chest. Even after all these years, he still carried that dangerous, intoxicating presence that made people instinctively look at him twice.He walked toward me with the warm smile a husband should have on an anniversary night.I threw the panties at him."What is this?"The lace fabric fell onto the carpet.For the briefest second, Viktor's gaze darkened. Then his expression returned to normal as if nothing had happened.He smiled and pulled me into his arms, resting his chin lightly on top of my head."The hotel staff must've missed it while cleaning. Don't let something this disgusting ruin our anniversary."I pushed him away and re

Chapter 2

Before I could say anything, Viktor snatched my phone from my hand, his expression turning cold."Mia. Bella and I are celebrating our anniversary. Don't interrupt us."Soft sobbing came from the other end of the call.Viktor's tone immediately softened."What happened?"Mia was crying so hard she could barely breathe."Viktor... I ran into a Capo from the Camorra. He almost..." She broke down into sobs. "I almost got assaulted."Viktor's face changed instantly. His jaw tightened so hard his knuckles turned white.He hung up, then turned and pulled me into his arms, guilt written all over his face."Bella, something happened to Mia. I need to go."He hesitated briefly before adding, "You know my father made me promise to take care of her before he died."I looked at him and almost laughed.What a devoted brother.Devoted enough to sleep with her.Suppressing the wave of disgust rising in my throat, I forced out a smile."Go ahead. Be careful.""I'll make it up to you wh

Chapter 3

The noises inside suddenly stopped.Then Mia's voice rang out from the room, flustered yet still carrying that infuriating arrogance of hers."Don't come in, Isabella! I'm with my boyfriend!"I let out a cold laugh."Boyfriend? Weren't you just calling him 'big brother'? I almost thought...""That's just a little thing couples do," Mia cut in immediately. "Viktor just helped me deal with someone who was harassing me. There are also a few traitors in the family that need to be taken care of. He'll come back after he finishes handling family business.""Your brother treats you so well. As your sister-in-law, I should show some concern too." I smiled faintly. "Why don't I help you check whether this boyfriend of yours is actually worthy of you?"Without waiting for a response, I shoved the half-open door and walked in."Isabella!"Mia shrieked as she scrambled off the dining table. At the same time, a muffled groan from a man slipped through the room. Behind her, a large tableclo

Chapter 4

Back in Room 520, I shut the door and connected my phone to the hidden camera inside Room 169.On the screen, Viktor stepped into the room while Mia followed behind him, tears streaming down her face.Viktor grabbed her by the arm."How dare you throw a bottle at Isabella? If she'd gotten hurt, I would've killed you."Mia immediately started crying harder."I threw it at the floor! She walked over suddenly, that's why it almost hit her. I was trying to help you. I didn't want her coming over and finding out about us."Viktor's expression softened slightly."No matter what happens, you are never allowed to hurt your sister-in-law."The next second, Mia threw herself into his arms, burying her face against his chest."I know I was wrong. Punish me tonight, okay? However you want."Viktor pushed her away and coldly replied, "I'll deal with you tonight."Then he got dressed and left the room.I immediately locked my phone screen.A few minutes later, my suite door opened.Vik

Chapter 5

The high-definition camera feed was fixed on the two people in the bed.Viktor was on top of Mia, their bodies tangled together in a position that left little to the imagination.Within seconds, more than a million viewers flooded into the livestream. The comments flew across the screen so quickly they became impossible to read.[Holy sh*t!!!][Isn't that Don Viktor??? With his sister???][Wait, that's his actual sister? No, stepsister. Still disgusting!][So Mia's boyfriend was her brother this whole time?! Where are all the people who were attacking the wife earlier? Come apologize!]Viktor snapped his head toward the sound.The moment he saw me, all the color drained from his face.He grabbed the blanket in a panic, trying to cover both himself and Mia."Isabella! Let me explain!"I looked at his bare upper body. Red scratch marks from Mia's nails ran across his skin."There's no need."Mia finally realized what was happening. She let out a shrill scream, her entire fac

Chapter 6

Viktor lost his mind trying to call me, but I had already blocked his number.When he logged into Instagram, he discovered I had removed him there too.I had cut him completely out of my life, cleanly and thoroughly, erasing him from every connection we shared.He immediately tore through the streets in his car and rushed back to the brownstone villa we once shared in Brooklyn.However, everything belonging to me was already gone.Even the cabinet in the study, the one filled with photographs from our first date to every wedding anniversary afterward, had been burned to ashes.Viktor slammed his fist into the charred remains. Glass sliced open his hand, blood dripping down his knuckles.Ignoring the injury, he immediately called the family Consigliere."Use every contact we have. Find Isabella."Three hours later, he learned that I had returned to the old Palma family estate. Without hesitation, he drove straight there.His car stopped outside the iron gates.My father, Enzo

Chapter 7

I shut off the surveillance footage.If Viktor refused to sign the papers, then I would settle it in court.The recording from the livestream was already more than enough evidence. Millions of people had watched it happen in real time. There was no denying it.The court approved the forced divorce.On the day the judgment was delivered, Viktor smashed everything in his office. Tables, chairs, glassware. Nothing was left intact.We were over.The news of our divorce sent shockwaves through the Mafia world.Several of the Castro's business partners immediately pulled back to watch from the sidelines. The Palma family withdrew from every joint venture they had with Viktor, cutting a massive hole in his cash flow overnight.Three capos publicly declared independence, claiming they had 'lost faith in the Don.'Viktor did nothing to stop them.Instead, he locked himself inside the house that used to be ours, drinking whiskey bottle after bottle in the dark.That was when Mia came

Chapter 8

The moment Camilla learned of Mia's death, she flipped the entire dining table over in rage.She had been married to the old Don for twenty years and had spent decades building connections throughout the family. Even after the old Don died, she had never truly given up on her ambition to seize control of the family's core assets.Now that her daughter was dead, she finally decided to rebel.Camilla joined forces with rival crews Viktor had crushed in the past, along with several Capos inside the Castro who had secretly turned against him. In a single night, they launched a full assault on the Castro family headquarters.Gunfire exploded across the entire district.Viktor's men were caught completely off guard.A bullet grazed his left hand, knocking the diamond wedding ring from his finger and sending it skidding somewhere into the chaos.Viktor looked down at his now-empty ring finger, and rage erupted instantly in his eyes.He was the youngest Don the Castro had seen in a cen

Chapter 9

I lifted the champagne glass from the table and took a slow sip."I won't see him."On the surveillance screen, Viktor's hand slowly fell.The ring slipped from his fingers, bounced twice against the concrete, then rolled through the drainage grate beneath the iron gate.At Viktor's funeral, fewer than half of the core members of the Castro showed up.The rest were already asking who would take over.There was no successor.Mia was dead. Camilla was dead. Viktor had left behind no heirs, and the family Underboss had been killed during that bloody night battle.A century-old empire had lost its Don overnight.Three days after the funeral, I walked into the meeting chamber of New York's High Commission wearing a tailored black suit.The room fell quiet the moment they saw me.Some frowned. Others leaned toward one another and whispered under their breath.Several Capos from the Palma family stood behind me.I took my seat and opened the folder in front of me."The debts, te

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