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na's
ierced my vision. I reached up to smooth the lapel of my suit and
me for ten years vanished
the podium, his cold and stern
f his early years rising to power through bloody slaughte
your underground network is now the largest in New York. In
was my grandfather who personally placed the crown on his
hone, an arrogant curve lifting
still straightened my spine, stood up, and loo
er. He didn't nod, only his jaw tightened dan
hed open the oak doors of the VIP lounge. Salvator
asked, forcing my
r to me. "Stop making a fuss, Serena. She's just an inspiration, a
ing against the floor. "You gave the credit to a street out
built this network with my own hands, Serena. Your grandfather m
holding the glass; he was wear
ng, Salvatore?"
t it at the penthouse. Stop your baseless suspicions. We h
th at the family's underground restaurant, the
porcelain plate and set it in
I was severely allergic to shellfish. Even a tiny bit wo
ck in his leather chai
te and stared at his face. "I'm al
ou need a reminder of who calls the shots. Eat it, Serena. Otherwise, I will make sure y
he was utterly trampling on my dignity. But I could only grip the silve
faction. He stood up and tossed down a roll of cash. "I
ay, my throat began to burn violently, and my airway rapidly constricted.
en he saw me covered in c
to the side, the edges of my visi
h the suffocating tightness. "If this dish ever appears
ed out my emergency epinephrine auto-injector and jammed it into my thigh without hesitation. The intense rush of mold thought surface
ecting me; he was trying to er
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