“Empires do not fall the moment their gates are broken… they fall the moment their king loses hope.”⸻The ancient iron gates of the De Luca Estate groaned open.Slowly.Deliberately.Like the jaws of a beast welcoming death inside.A cold wind swept across the courtyard, carrying the scent of rain, smoke, and burning rubber.One after another…Black armored vehicles rolled through the entrance.No headlights.No unnecessary noise.Only disciplined precision.Each vehicle bore the same silver emblem—a crown wrapped in seven serpents.No family crest.No country.No identity.Only one name existed in whispers throughout the European underworld.The Black Council.⸻Every De Luca soldier instinctively raised his weapon.More than two hundred rifles pointed toward the convoy.Not a single finger trembled.These men had survived wars against the Russian Bratva, the Sicilian Cartel, and the Balkan Syndicate.Yet tonight…Even veterans felt fear settling into their bones.Because the Black
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