Chapter 5The morning air was thick with the scent of rain and ozone, a storm brewing over the city that mirrored the atmosphere inside the Moretti estate. Sofia sat in the breakfast nook, her fingers tracing the rim of a porcelain cup. She was wearing a sheer, white silk robe that left her legs bare and her chest partially exposed.The heavy footsteps of Lorenzo’s head of security, Marco, broke the silence. He looked grim."Don Moretti is in the war room, Sofia. He wants you there. Now."Sofia stood, her heart hammering."What happened?""Your father," Marco said shortly. "He didn't just break the truce. He tried to sell the blueprints of this house to the Valenti family."Sofia felt the world tilt."He did what?""Move," Marco commanded.The war room was a windowless bunker of screens and maps. Lorenzo stood in the center, his face a mask of cold fury. He didn't look at her when she entered. He was staring at a surveillance feed showing a group of men being interrogated in
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