บททั้งหมดของ The Don's Daughter Called Me a Stand-In and Lost Everything: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

"Oh, 'Supreme Leader,' is it? I bet he's just some guy you picked up in the red-light district."Cecilia Malvezzi, the new Don's daughter, snatched my satellite phone and smashed it on the marble floor."What, your crippled husband can't satisfy you, so you've been collecting side pieces behind his back to fight your battles for you?"I stared at the shattered phone on the floor and took a deep breath, fighting the urge to kill her."Ms. Malvezzi, I'll say this one last time."You have the wrong person."Take your assassins and get out now, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened."Cecilia burst out laughing.She turned to the Sicilian elite watching us."Did you all hear that? A fake from the slums is telling me to get out?"Laughter rippled through the crowd."Lowlifes these days sure have some nerve, Ms. Malvezzi.""Exactly. And she dragged along a cripple who's been stripped of his power, like that makes her somebody. She really doesn't know her place."Cecilia came closer, her

Bang. Bang. Bang."Miss Evelyn, are you in there?"All the guests turned to the doors in terror.Hope flared in my chest.My brother's assassin squad in Sicily had arrived.I tore free of the bodyguards and screamed myself hoarse at the doors."I'm in here!"My heart pounding, I yelled as loud as I could."I'm here! Save Leon! Bring a medical team in here right now!"Cecilia's expression faltered, then turned vicious again."That guy you picked up in the red-light district actually has the guts to come here with his men?"She smoothed her rumpled skirt and let out a cold laugh."A bunch of street rats who can't even show their faces in daylight think they can crash a Malvezzi party?"They must have a death wish!"She grabbed the radio clipped to her chest and gave the order."Perimeter squad! Riot squad, bring the heavy weapons! Everyone, move out!"Cut down that trash outside with machine-gun fire! I want to see severed limbs!"Start the level-one lockdown right now and seal every bla

Several tall, lean figures stepped over the wreckage, backlit by the opening behind them.The man in front wore a fitted black trench coat and toyed with a dark gold Browning pistol.It was my brother Arthur, the supreme leader of the Assassins' Alliance."Arthur..."Everything I'd held back broke loose. Tears poured down my face.Arthur scanned the hall.He saw my swollen cheek and bloody hands. Then he saw Leon lying motionless by the electric grid, and his expression turned to ice."You have a death wish."Arthur didn't have to lift a finger. The Alliance's elite fighters surged forward and slammed their rifle butts into the backs of the two bodyguards holding me down.The two men crumpled before they could even scream.Free at last, I ignored my injuries and scrambled to Leon."Arthur! Save him! Save Leon, hurry!"Behind Arthur stood Alexander Brandt, the Council's chief medical officer, known as "Death's Bane."He rushed over with a silver emergency kit."Miss Evelyn, please move

Cecilia stared at the woman's face in the clear photo.The woman was nestled in Victor's arms, smiling seductively.The truth was out.In that moment, all of Cecilia's arrogance and certainty turned into one big joke.She'd ruined the Malvezzi family with her own hands, all for someone who'd murdered her sister and used her as a pawn!"Ahh!"Screaming, Cecilia lunged at Victor and grabbed his throat."I'll kill you! I'll kill you, you animal!"They rolled across the broken glass, clawing at each other until they bled.Arthur watched without a trace of pity.He came over, crouched beside me, and gently wiped the dust from my face."Evelyn, you must have been so scared."His ruthless eyes softened only when he looked at me.I shook my head, still watching Alexander work on Leon."I'm fine, Arthur."Leon..."Alexander wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath."His heart rate and blood pressure are stable."He's out of danger for now, but his nervous system is badly dama

I went to a sterile private room on the top floor of the Council's medical wing.The only sound was the steady beeping of the monitors.I changed into an isolation gown, opened the door, and tiptoed inside.Leon was propped up in bed. His face was pale, but his breathing was steady.A state-of-the-art biological nerve brace had been implanted in his spine, and he was wrapped in thick bandages.When he heard the door open, he turned his head.His eyes had seemed lifeless ever since he'd lost his power. Now they lit up with a soft glow the moment he saw me."Evelyn."His voice was soft and hoarse, the voice of a man who'd barely survived.Holding back tears, I hurried to the bed and took his outstretched hand."I'm here."I buried my face in his palm and felt its warmth."I'm sorry, Leon. It's all my fault. I never should have taken you to that banquet..."If I hadn't gone there just for fun, he would never have been caught in this mess or come so close to dying.Leon turned his hand to