The tablet clattered against the bedside table as I snatched it from Marcus’s hand. The screen glowed in the dim room, displaying a live feed of a massive, underground boardroom.The five heads of the most powerful crime families in the country were seated around a long mahogany table. And standing at the head of it, wearing a black dress and a look of pure, manufactured grief, was Victoria.“She’s claiming I murdered you,” I whispered, my voice hollow.“She’s brilliant,” Enzo rasped, leaning heavily against the pillows. His face was pale, sweat beading on his forehead, but his dark eyes were burning with a lethal, calculating fury. “She knows if she strikes now, while I’m bleeding out in a bunker, the families will believe her. She’s taking the empire.”“You can’t go to this summit, Enzo,” Marcus said, his voice tight with anxiety. “You’re barely holding on. If they see you weak, they’ll tear you apart.”“If I don’t go, she wins,” Enzo growled, shoving the blankets off his legs. He s
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