All Chapters of The Don's sinful obsession : Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

The estate has belonged to Luca's grandfather.Nico remembers coming here as a boy, running through these halls, hiding in these gardens, watching his older cousin learn to be a man before he is ready. The stone walls haven't changed. The iron gates haven't changed. The weight of the place — old money, older power — hasn't changed either.But Luca is different now.Nico parks his car — a red Ferrari that costs more than most people's houses — and steps out into the afternoon sun. He has been away too long. Six months. Maybe eight. Time blurs when you are traveling. Rome, Paris, Barcelona. Women who forget your name as quickly as you forget theirs. Nights that bleed into mornings. Mornings that bleed into flights.But now he is home.Not because he wants to be. Because Luca has called."Your father is asking about you."That is Luca's way of saying come home before I send someone to drag you back.So here he is.---The guards at the gate recognize him. They always do."Mr. Nico.""Enz

The demon didn't scream when I stabbed my knife right through its chest. That should have been my first warning.I pulled out my blade and wiped the blue blood on its shirt.Its lips moved. "The vampire king knows your name, Claire."My fingers curled around the hilt. "I've heard worse from dying monsters like yourself."It laughed. Or maybe choked. Hard to tell. "Then I wish you best of luck, witch.""Classic me."My blade went to its throat and slit it open. Blue liquid oozed over my hands. I reached for the fang and yanked it out. My standard collection. The Guild paid by the bone.The body dropped and burst into flames. The fang burned in my hand, hot enough to blister. I tucked it into my pocket.I checked my watch. Nine-fifteen. Monic would be closing the bookstore without me again.I turned to leave the alley.That was when I heard the footsteps behind me.Fast. Too fast for a human.I spun around, reaching for another blade, but I was too slow. A figure lunged out of the darkn