All Chapters of 🕵️ The GENERAL'S VOW : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

MARA’S POVThe first thing I learned about Blackwood Estate was that silence could be more terrifying than a gunshot.The second was that every beautiful thing in that house was hiding something ugly.I discovered both lessons before sunrise.I stood in the corridor outside the children's bedroom, staring at the lock on their door. It was an old brass lock, polished so carefully that it almost looked decorative. Almost.But I had spent years learning the difference between decoration and danger.Someone had scratched the paint around the keyhole. The marks were fresh. And the lock had been fitted on the outside.My stomach tightened.I tried the handle.Locked.A small sound came from behind me."Mrs. Blackwood?"I turned.A young maid stood at the end of the corridor, holding a basket of folded towels against her chest. She looked barely twenty, with tired eyes

MARA's POVThe ledger lay open beneath my trembling fingers.Millions had vanished from the Blackwood family trust. Money meant for Dante’s daughters had been transferred into shell companies, then used to purchase weapons, ammunition, and shipping equipment.At the bottom of the final page were two letters.R.V.Rafael Voss.I had heard the name before. Even in military circles, men spoke of him carefully. He was the kind of criminal who preferred watching others bleed while he counted the profits.A floorboard creaked behind me.“You should have stayed in your bedroom.”Vivienne stood in the doorway, dressed in silk, her expression almost bored.I closed the ledger. “You've been stealing from your brother's children.”Her smile vanished.“Careful, Mara. You are a wife in name only. Don't mistake a marriage certificate for power.”“Then why are you frightened of

:The Price of BetrayalMARAThe first bullet missed my head by less than an inch.The second shattered the glass behind me.“GET DOWN!” Dante roared.I hit the floor as gunfire ripped through the garage. A guard screamed and collapsed beside a black SUV, blood spreading beneath his chest. Dante dragged me behind the engine block just as another burst of bullets tore through the vehicle’s windows.Vivienne was running.Her heels struck the concrete as she raced toward the waiting car, leaving her own men to die.“Your sister is escaping!” I shouted.Dante checked his weapon. “I can see that.”“Then stop admiring the scenery and shoot!”He gave me a murderous look.I fired first.The bullet struck the fleeing driver's shoulder. He spun away from the car, his pistol clattering across the ground.Vivienne screamed.Dante seized the opportunity, charging

MARA’S POVThe mansion had finally gone quiet, but I knew better than to trust the silence.Two armed guards stood outside the girls’ bedroom. Another pair watched the eastern corridor, while Dante’s men searched every room for anyone who might have helped the attackers enter the estate.I stood in the study, my sleeves rolled to my elbows, examining the documents I had collected before the attack.Vivienne had been careless.Or perhaps she had simply believed nobody in this house was brave enough to question her.I turned another page.Bank transfers. Household accounts. The girls’ monthly allowances.And there it was again.Money meant for Sofia and Lia had been transferred into accounts that had nothing to do with their welfare. Expensive jewellery, gambling debts, hotel bills, and payments to businesses I suspected were fronts.I gathered the papers into a neat pile.“Found so

Dante's expression turned murderous.“Tell me what you want.”“Your empire. Your territory. And something else.”A pause.Then Rafael delivered the words that made the entire room go silent.“Bring Mara to the old harbour before midnight. Come alone, or your daughters die. And Dante? If either of you brings an army, I'll make sure the children are the first to pay.”The call ended.I stared at the phone.Dante slowly turned towards me, his eyes burning with fury and fear.“No,” he said firmly. “You're not going.”I reached for the gun at my waist and checked the magazine.“Then you'd better come up with another plan.”Because Rafael had made one mistake.He had taken the children of a Mafia Boss.And he had threatened a woman who had spent years learning how to bring armed men to their knees.DANTE'S POV“Absolutely not.”