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Chapter 1

Three months ago, an assassination attempt sent me into the sea and left me unconscious with a raging fever.That was when I first heard the voice in my head. It called itself Vittorio Corvo, the legendary Don who had lived 100 years ago.He said he wanted to borrow my body for his revenge. Then he went silent for three whole months.This time, his mocking voice had been crystal clear.Vittorio's voice was thick with fury. [The traitor who poisoned me back then stole that tag, and now...]Then his voice cut out. He had failed to take over my body.I clutched the torn hem of my dress and stared coldly at the two people on the altar steps.Carlo finally tore his eyes off the box.He took in the mess on the floor and scowled."Elsie, what's this tantrum about now? That ring is vital to the West Coast port we use for our arms shipments. That port is the family's lifeline. Can you be reasonable for once?"He said it as if nothing could be more obvious. Pain tightened my chest.Selena closed

Chapter 2

Mom's furious shouting filled the church.Something stirred deep in my mind, and Vittorio's cold whisper brushed through it.[Finally, some backup.]My eyes stung, and before I could stop it, they filled with tears.Mom marched up the red carpet toward the altar steps.The guards and the priest, Father Michael Doyle, didn't dare make a sound. They all lowered their heads and got out of her way."Which bitch has the nerve to come to my daughter's wedding and..."Mom broke off as Selena stepped gracefully out from behind Carlo, smiling.The second Mom saw her, the anger froze on her face.Then came a thud.In front of every guest in the church, she dropped to one knee.It was a formal gesture of allegiance to Selena."Ms. Rossi, I had no idea you were here on important business... Elsie doesn't know any better. Please don't be angry with her!"I stood frozen. My blood ran cold.Mom got up and yanked me over to her.She hissed through her teeth, "Why aren't you apologizing to the Don and

Chapter 3

Beep-beep-beep-beep!The frantic beeping echoed through the cavernous church, growing louder and louder."Carlo! Get rid of it!"Selena screamed.Carlo reacted fast.He hurled the box up toward the stained-glass window.Boom!The blast tore the domed ceiling apart.A wave of scorching air tore through the church.I was the closest one to the blast.The shock wave hurled me off my feet.Shattered glass and debris rained down, cutting into my arms and cheeks.Blood was everywhere.Overcome by agony and despair, I instinctively reached out with my bloody, mangled hand."Carlo... help me..."But Carlo walked right past me as I lay in a pool of my own blood.Without a moment's hesitation, he dove for Selena behind me.He covered her with his own body.Then he rolled with her to safety behind the altar.My outstretched hand fell heavily to the floor.My fingers were coated in cold blood and grime.This was the man I'd loved for ten years, enough to die for him.The smoke was thick and rollin

Chapter 4

Back in my room, I didn't treat my wounds.I just sat there quietly in the dark.I watched the blood slowly seep out and turn my ruined wedding dress red.Late that night, someone pushed the door open.Carlo walked in.He was carrying a first aid kit, and he looked at me with an expression I couldn't read."Elsie, what happened today was an accident. Selena was only thinking about the family's safety. She has to stay alert all the time."He crouched in front of me and tried to take my hand."Don't touch me."I pulled my hand away.Carlo's face darkened."I came here to patch you up myself. What more do you want?"He bent down and leaned in, his expression turning cold."Enough. So the wedding didn't happen today. We'll still have our wedding night later. That'll make up for it."He gripped my chin and bent to kiss me.Just then, a jumble of footsteps came pounding down the hall."Carlo! It's not that simple!"Selena stormed in with a group of guards.She slammed a stack of papers onto

Chapter 5

The torture chamber went dead silent.Everyone stared at me like I was a monster.Carlo jumped up from the bench.He pulled his gun and aimed it at me."Elsie, what the hell are you playing at?"Selena ducked behind Carlo, her voice shaking."Has she lost her mind?"I rolled my stiff neck.The bones cracked and ground.Vittorio's memories and strength swiftly reshaped my frail body.I raised a hand and looked at the slender, pale fingers.Then I clicked my tongue in utter disgust."This body is pathetically weak. But it'll do against losers like you."I looked up at Carlo, my dark gold eyes full of mockery."Boy, that's a Browning M1911 in your hand, isn't it? I brought that gun into this family. And now you're pointing my old toy at me?"Carlo scowled and barked an order."Fire!"The guards snapped out of it.One after another, they pulled their triggers.Bang, bang, bang!Gunfire thundered through the enclosed chamber.But I didn't take cover.Vittorio's razor-sharp senses made the b

Chapter 6

Carlo's fingers trembled.He still hadn't pulled the trigger.I snorted."What's wrong? Too scared? You're not just a stupid Don. You're a coward. How did my family ever fall into the hands of trash like you?"Carlo's pupils shrank."Wh-what did you just say? Your family?"I stopped smiling.An oppressive force burst from me and filled the room.It carried the terrifying weight of a man who'd ruled for years and killed without hesitation.The air in the whole room seemed to freeze."Listen up, trash."I spoke slowly, one word at a time."I'm Vittorio Corvo, the founding Don of this family.""Vittorio Corvo?" Carlo looked at me like he'd just heard the joke of the century."The founding Don has been dead for over 100 years! Elsie, there's a limit to how far you can take this act!"He finally made up his mind and jerked the trigger.Bang!The bullet screamed out of the barrel.All I did was tilt my head slightly.It whistled past my ear and shattered the cross behind me.Carlo froze.He'

Chapter 7

Selena still tried to talk her way out."I don't know what you're talking about... I really love Carlo..."I had no patience for her lies.With a flick of my wrist, I drove the knife straight through her hand.It pinned her hand to the wooden floor."Aaah!"Her scream was almost deafening."I'm not a patient man." I pulled the knife free, and blood sprayed from the wound."The next one goes into your eye."I slowly moved the tip of the knife toward her right eye.Selena completely broke down."I'll talk! I'll talk! My father, Salvatore Rossi, sent me! I planted the bomb and forged the embezzlement records!"Selena kept going, trembling all over."The plan was to get rid of Elsie so I could control Carlo completely and then take over your family!"There it was. The truth.The torture chamber went deathly quiet.Carlo looked like he'd been struck by lightning. He couldn't move.His prized consigliere, the woman he loved, was a mole who'd been plotting to destroy him all along.Yet becaus

Chapter 8

They'd come running at the sound of gunfire.They gasped at the scene before them: guards groaning all over the floor, Selena with a knife wound through her hand, and Carlo sobbing on his knees."Don! What happened here?" one of the elders asked in horror.Carlo didn't say anything. He just lay slumped on the floor, hopeless.I sat there, toying with the knife."What happened? Simple. I'm cleaning house."I flung the knife.Thunk!It buried itself deep in the wooden floor, right at the elder's feet."Get everyone to the main hall. Anyone who has a problem with that ends up like this trash on the floor."I didn't raise my voice, but no one could question the authority behind it.The elders exchanged looks.In the end, they gave in to the sheer menace coming off me.One by one, they bowed their heads and backed out.Soon, every core member of the Corvo family had assembled in the main hall.I sat at the head of the room.Carlo and Selena knelt below me, tied up tight.Mom had come to as

Chapter 9

Carlo looked up, his eyes empty."Kill me. If it's at your hands, so be it."He lifted his chin and bared his neck, as if that could win back the last scrap of dignity.But I wasn't about to give him what he wanted."Kill you? That'd be letting you off too easily."I stood up and walked over to him."Don't you love being in power? Don't you think everyone else only slows you down? As of today, you lose your title and everything you own. You're going to the worst slum on the West Coast. Let's see how you like being stepped on and kicked around."Carlo went deathly pale.That was where his enemies had once hunted him and where I'd carried him out on my back to save his life.They were full of violence, hunger, and despair.For a Don used to being treated like royalty, being sent there would be worse than death."No... Elsie, you can't do this to me..."Carlo finally fell apart.He clung to my legs and sobbed."I'm begging you, just make it quick!"I kicked him off me."Take him away."On

Chapter 10

Vittorio snorted."Him? He's in the slums, fighting stray dogs over half a piece of moldy bread. I hear someone broke his leg yesterday."He turned his head and went on."As for Selena, she's been at the bottom of the sea feeding the sharks for a while now. And I wiped the Rossi family out, root and branch. On the West Coast, we're the only ones who call the shots now."He described all that bloodshed in the most casual tone.But I wasn't scared at all.I felt safer than I ever had.For the past ten years, I'd been fighting for someone else.No one had ever done what Vittorio had. He stood in front of me without flinching and cleared every obstacle from my path."Elsie."Vittorio's careless grin vanished.He looked me in the eye, serious now."For the past ten years, you lived like a dog for a man who didn't deserve you. From now on, you never have to please anyone again."He took my hand and bit open one of his fingertips. A drop of his blood fell onto my ring finger, and the Raven's

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