remote house wa

ing out at the endless stretch of road. The city lights had long since d

ked where the

lread

the devil himself. Now, i

te the Moretti Crime Family, she needed to be more than ju

y, breaking the silence as they

was isolated, reinforced, and

to her. "This is where yo

ping the door handle. Ther

rt. The furniture was minimal, the walls bare except for a mass

it all in before Victor to

ight, you need to understa

e picking up the file

retti Crime Family was bo

just a mafia family

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weren't just one of the most powerful famili

r came a

e more ruthless than ever. Betrayal was me

other, had discovered something that threatene

y kill

p tightened

ve. They adapt. They eliminate threats before those threats know they exist." He met her g

owly. "And that

ded. "Star

's life became a brutal routine o

s, ex-assassins, former operatives ea

nte, a former hitman who sp

lyn flat on her back, her ribs ach

nte said, standing ov

ood away and stood

es, how to take a hit and keep moving, how to us

weapons

how to shoot. He was pat

oaded gun, "you hesitate. It's human nature." He met her eyes.

t hesitate.

get's center mass, rig

ked. "You l

es, how to kill quietly, ho

training was t

forcing her to strip away her e

y" he told her one night, after a particul

er head. "Tha

e, Emily how much did it cost fo

dn't a

she alre

in loyalty. And in the end, his f

t make the

ing M

into weeks, Emily be

e pain became routine.

harder. S

ow to lie wit

her ready, she wasn't ju

omething

go back to the family