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REDEMPTION: FEAR MY RETURN

Chapter 4 Ashes and a name

Word Count: 1062 | Released on: 26/10/2026

and Medellín struck Raina wit

'd left: wet streets, distant horns, the smell of coffee from a kiosk. Then a taxi dri

ed neatly at her nape; her lipstick was a muted red. The woman

as the

w them. Her name, her clothes, her smile-each had been selected, rehearsed, an

took her suitc

bla

a quick lo

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dow, her fingers found the folded paper in her jacket pocket. Sh

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or a question she had not yet answered. S

et streaked with rain. Raina's shoulders tightened before she could stop them. He

hanged. The

a checked the lobby camera, the front desk, the reflection in the elevator doors. No one

id she set

closet. A habit built from too many nights waking at every sound-and f

, toiletries, a compact first-aid kit. Beneath

on the counter, the

ned gray. He sat at the kitchen table, sleeves rolled to his elbows, lau

k," she

he closed the folder and sprea

h him. Not until she knew how the night had been arranged, who had given the orde

burned warehouse that had been declared the end of the trail. Each lead had narrowed the cir

ting for cl

one vi

moved towar

act, Mateo: Gala guest list conf

ed up th

h ta

o Bellini. He's attending w

Niko's name was written in

: Send me

te: Charity gala. Tonight. Lucian More

read i

n. Ho

strange. Somewhere below, the Moretti family was preparing to welcome donors, politicians, and allies beneath c

s began

sts. The tremor eased,

ent interc

told anyone in the building that she was home. She cros

t the desk holdin

intercom button.

d the camera. "Ms. Hills

creen was the one she had chosen for he

see who b

left it do

it up. I'l

elevator. She kept her eyes on the floor numbers, her reflection, the door

ress. Her name printed

emblem had been pressed into the

doorman leaned closer. "

invitation to the Moretti charity gala, her

slipped onto

ted tonight.

ed up at the security camera. The person who sent it knew

nvitation beside the list and drew one hard line through Nik

, checked the magazine, an

he gala's public announcement: a black-and-white portra

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“What if the man you married to destroy his family was the one person who could prove your father died for you? They murdered Raina Hills's father, shattered her life, and left her to survive the violence that followed. Years later, she returns with a new name, a pistol, and one purpose: bring down the Moretti empire-and the men who helped build it. Her first target is Lucian Moretti, the ruthless heir whose family has ruled through fear, blood, and carefully buried secrets. But Raina's plan takes an unexpected turn when Lucian offers her a marriage that would place her inside the dynasty she intends to destroy. She accepts, promising herself that every smile, every kiss, and every vow is just another weapon. Then the truth starts to surface. Her father's death was no simple debt collection. His secrets reach from the Moretti family to powerful men who have spent years protecting one another. And Lucian, the man Raina means to use, may have been closer to her family's tragedy than she can bear. As alliances shift and the empire begins to fracture, Raina must decide how far she'll go for revenge-and whether there is any difference between loving a monster and becoming one. She won't fall in love with Lucian until the end. By then, the choice she faces will be as final as the gun in her hand. They took her father. They took her future. Now Raina is coming for their empire-and she will decide who walks away from its ashes.”