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Chapter 4 Over My Dead Body

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embling as she spoke with him. Massimo hadn't said much, just enough to make her

ace, connections, debts, threats, every shady link that could put Talana in danger

e didn't understand the danger yet, the world she was about to step back into, but she was determin

lana step out. He raised a hand, brushing a stray strand of hair from her fa

me immediately," he said, his voice low, steady, but car

e door. "How I want to hold her... keep her saf

a controlled fire only he could wield. "Lorenzo, have you managed

to the passenger seat behind him. "The bastard's been moving in silence, using fronts to cover up his operations, but the real ki

he steering wheel. "But why Talana? What the

his boots. His growl rumbled through the space. "I don't care what it takes. Lorenzo, fi

flecting a storm in his eyes. "Talana isn't just anyone. She's mine, and I'll

uilding within his Don. "Understood.

n vein pulsing at his temple.

elicate yet strong, the soft tilt of her head when she laughed, the way her eyes sparked like fire when sh

der his breath, downing the whiskey in

tly. "Boss!" Matteo's voi

Massimo demand

days... Donatello, de Marco, and Rossi,"

"Find Rossi. I want him delivered before the end of

De Marco had deep connections in Mexico. Rossi? He w

ive?" Matteo and Lorenzo asked in

mirk darken

ponded, admiration and f

whispered to Lorenzo, almost in awe. "I've never seen the Don

was, Massimo Morelli wasn't goi

Roberto Sanchiano," Massimo order

os

barked, ey

e call. "Morelli, young man," the elder Don

danger," Massimo said, letting

e. "I knew that bastard was trouble th

atello and de Marco, but whatever it is, it's bigger than just gambling. I've ordered my me

bring her in when the time is ri

mina. She wants in. I'll help h

house tomorrow. Either she stays with me, or I h

t Talana's home,

her screamed, slapping h

"What the hell?" she gr

ith De Marco. You're going

a roared, fury blazing in her

s fingers shook as she sent a

as instant.

's arrival. Talana darted out the back, avoiding her fa

ded on the handprint across her cheek. "

e away to De Marco!" she spat, r

, fingers tightening on the steering

tonight," he declared, eye

breathed,

ured, softer now, a s

hese bastards," she whis

o's on it too," he replied, his g

his?" Her uncertainty was palpable, fear mixing wi

y angel wants," he said, but inside, he vowed silently, "Whatever it take

hering. A war had begun, and Talana was at the center, as for

h rage and desire. Talana sat beside him, quiet, her fingers gripping the edge of the seat, trembli

almost a growl, "i'm going to mak

the tension between them thick enough to choke on. She could feel it in the press

audible. "I... I don't want to hide.

s gaze. "You're my angel. My fight is yours, and this," he said, letting hi

e leaned closer, his scent, leather, cologne, danger, filling her senses. The car, t

his time trembling under the w

igniting a fire she hadn't expected. Her lips parted, a small shiver running thr

's gaze locked on hers, a storm of lust, anger, and protectiveness coiling

the danger, the promise, and the raw intensity. She knew he was capable of murde

epped inside, the tension between them heightened. Massimo didn't give her a chance to breathe, his hands pressing against he

tom lip. "Not until we've dealt with them, but know this..." His ha

herself. "I want to be yours," she whispered, the words ba

eyes matched by the heat pooling between them, "and I'll make

Massimo's phone buzzed on the counter. He tore his gaze from her reluctantly, swipin

dge of vengeance. Talana watched him, noting the change, the predator ready to strike. She

r hand to his chest. She could feel the rapid beat of his

g hers in a brief, searing k

ly. Massimo was a man of action, a man who didn't wait for the storm, he became

drawing her in deeper. She wanted to follow, to fight alongside him, but she knew her role, her power

nt. "Stay here tonight. Sleep. Eat. Breathe. And trust me," he murmured, brushing a strand

re. Her fingers brushed his hand instinctively, and he caught her wrist, pressing her fingers to

ot just from desire but from the knowledge that the world out

his focus was Talana, the tension of protection still coiling between them. "Prepar

ed, his eyes noting the da

arged with the promise of blood and fire. Talana shivered, half from de

hand to her lower back, and whispering, "sleep, angel. Dream of me, because tomor

sperate kiss, her nails tracing his should

essing it to his chest

nside, a war was already underway, a battle of blood, power, and desire, and as Talana

ized, and the moment of calm was nothi

mo stiffened, his body tensing as he moved toward

on the mat. No name. No markings. He picked it up slowly, tearing it open.

assimo's eyes were cold, dangero

growled. "And

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Contents

Chapter 1 Tell Me To Stop Chapter 2 You Have no Idea Chapter 3 I'm Watching Chapter 4 Over My Dead Body Chapter 5 Do You Trust Me Chapter 6 The Power Struggle Begins Chapter 7 De Marco's Revenge Chapter 8 The Sanchiano Reveal
Chapter 9 Training Week
Chapter 10 The Final Test
Chapter 11 Back In Reggio Calabria
Chapter 12 I Would Do It Again
Chapter 13 You Are Mine -
Chapter 14 I'm A Doctor
Chapter 15 One Emergency Changes Everything
Chapter 16 When Loyalty's At Stake
Chapter 17 The Banquet
Chapter 18 A Banquet Of Deception
Chapter 19 Dominance Unleashed
Chapter 20 A Bloody Battle
Chapter 21 Beneath The Sicilian Sun
Chapter 22 Just The Two Of Us
Chapter 23 Plan To Fake It
Chapter 24 Solomn Vow
Chapter 25 Fuel And Fire
Chapter 26 Wheels In Motion
Chapter 27 Final Countdown
Chapter 28 The Gathering Storm
Chapter 29 The Devil's Reckoning
Chapter 30 Love, Power, Loyalty
Chapter 31 Reckoning And Betrayal
Chapter 32 Deadly Message
Chapter 33 The Spy Among Us
Chapter 34 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 35 Mother's Revelation
Chapter 36 Shadows In The Bloodline
Chapter 37 Sins Of The Past
Chapter 38 A Night To Breathe
Chapter 39 Awakening The Beast
Chapter 40 Ashes And Embers
Chapter 41 Fire In The Veins
Chapter 42 Into The Hornets Nest
Chapter 43 Fragments Of Truth
Chapter 44 Shadows And Scars
Chapter 45 Ashes Of Vengeance
Chapter 46 The Weight Of Vengeance
Chapter 47 Ashes Of Home
Chapter 48 Breath Between Battles
Chapter 49 Bloodlines And Betrayals
Chapter 50 Crimson Nights
Chapter 51 Whispers Before The Storm
Chapter 52 Ashes Before The Rise
Chapter 53 The Ball Of Reckoning
Chapter 54 The Dance Of Wolves
Chapter 55 Jealous Hearts, Sharp Tongues
Chapter 56 Even If The World Burns
Chapter 57 The Weight Of New Life
Chapter 58 Let The Blood Flow
Chapter 59 No More Chains
Chapter 60 The Beginning Of Something Unstoppable
Chapter 61 I'm Not Losing You
Chapter 62 Winning Isn't Enough
Chapter 63 Let The Storm Come
Chapter 64 The Game's Bigger Than You Think
Chapter 65 You Don't Protect Love By Caging It
Chapter 66 Don't Lose Yourself
Chapter 67 Berlin Doesn't Sleep
Chapter 68 Keep Her Alive
Chapter 69 The Vendetta
Chapter 70 Operazione Rosalina
Chapter 71 A Blood Heir In Play
Chapter 72 This Is Where It Starts
Chapter 73 Not This Time
Chapter 74 Ice Vein
Chapter 75 Something Far Bigger
Chapter 76 Wolves Don't Weep
Chapter 77 It's Time
Chapter 78 Working From The Shadows
Chapter 79 I See You
Chapter 80 I Didn't Need Perfect
Chapter 81 The Ghost Is Coming
Chapter 82 Burn It All
Chapter 83 Echos Of The First Betrayal
Chapter 84 Queen Or Executioner
Chapter 85 Bloodlines And Bullets
Chapter 86 The Devil's Invitation
Chapter 87 The Rose And The Blade
Chapter 88 Poisoned Oaths
Chapter 89 Crown The Flame
Chapter 90 Now They Know
Chapter 91 Promise Me Something
Chapter 92 The Man Who Would Not Die
Chapter 93 Never Broke My Promise
Chapter 94 May She Never Burn Alone
Chapter 95 The Crowned Queen
Chapter 96 You Left Me
Chapter 97 De Marco Dies Screaming
Chapter 98 I'm A Villan
Chapter 99 We Die With Him
Chapter 100 You Were A Debt
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