All Chapters of Empire of Revenge: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Serafina POV“Uh,” I groaned. My body ached. I forced my eyes open; a harsh light overhead blinded me. The smell of damp mildew filled the air. Gray concrete walls surrounded me. When I looked down, handcuffs restrained my wrists.A narrow metal bed is bolted to the wall on my left. I push myself into a sitting position with a sharp hiss as pain shoots through me.“Assassin princess is awake.”My head snaps toward the voice; it belongs to Zavier Ventura, who steps into the prison cell and stands tall as he looks down at me coldly. One of his men drags in a chair for him. He sits, shoulders squared, his presence commanding. His lips curl into a slow, menacing smile, the kind that could shake anyone. Not me. I keep my face blank.“You killed my father.” He isn’t asking; he’s telling me he knows, and hiding it from him is useless.“Yes,” I confessed. His gaze hardens.“I wish I could’ve killed you too, asshole,” I hiss.One of his men steps forward, ready to strike me.“Stay down,” he wa

Serafina POVMy bodyguard, Madison, pulls a blindfold over my eyes. Her grip stays firm as she guides me down the steps, steadying me whenever I slip. She doesn’t say much, just enough to keep me moving until I’m inside the car.The location has changed. I can feel it. This isn’t the same mansion from the party. Fresh air. Different silence. I keep wondering which country I’m in. Definitely not France.No one speaks during the drive. Not a word. I try mapping it out in my head anyway: the distance, the turns, the time. About an hour, give or take.The car finally stops. Voices drift through the air in American accents. Music pulses low, like a heartbeat beneath the floor.We’re in LA.So that’s the game. He’s toying with me.The blindfold comes off.A speakeasy.I turn to the left, catching my reflection in the window. My blond hair falls in soft waves over one shoulder, styled to perfection. My face looks flawless beneath the makeup, and my red lips seem even more alluring.The burgu