The Mafia Bride's 200 Days' To Justice
"Do you accept?"
The void contracted, constricting, and suddenly flashes of Valentina's final moments crashed through me-her terror, her prayers, her thoughts of her twin daughters.
"The children," I gasped. "Valentina's daughters."
"Will become yours to protect." Santa Muerte produced an obsidian dagger, its blade glowing with ancient symbols. "Each kill must be marked with my symbol. Seven souls who orchestrated your death. Seven chances for vengeance."
"Or love?" I reached out and stroked the dagger's handle, its power humming.