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bulletproof sanctuary. The cold weight of Gwen's emerald bracelet on my wrist

persona. She approached me, her hand ext

ignal from beneath the table is clear. You secured it pe

ared, replaced by the suffocating silence of The Elder's

d, the grandmotherly warmth from the parlo

c voice replied. "But she is a Golden. Wh

ng the great purge, Albina Rodriguez was slaughtered. But there were whispers... rumors that the royal bitch was pregnant before she die

ge of the vanity. *Rodriguez.* The ultimate

y. "No one can hide a royal heir from the

veillance on her. If she carries that blood, she isn't ju

rcely protective of me, teaching me the ruthless politics of our world with an urgency I never un

-to-ceiling window. The tinted glass offered a perfe

ure was marching toward T

favorite. I watched as she tried to shove her way past the heavy oak doors, only to be physically blocked by Fronnie. Eve

didn't return to her quarters. Instead, she sprinted toward the underground garage.

about to break the ultimate Mafia rule: never interfere with a Don's underground business. Jacob was a man who demanded absol

the suite grew longer, matching th

returned from a covert meeting with Clora, our

Doris Collins is terrified you will take over the family trust. Sh

linch. "An

ld Doris that Exa is deeply spooked by your bloodline and will likely use Kian

anne was a far more dange

atisfied with waiting. She told Julianne that to secure the Main Branch's absolute power, Julianne

nce fell over t

twisted. Doris was willing to push her own daughter-in-law into Jacob's bed just to secure a bloodline. But

me. I was trapped in a house of vipers, married to a Don who m