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In The Mafia's Shadow

In The Mafia's Shadow

Author: Dee-Jay
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Chapter 1 Trouble (i)

Word Count: 1011    |    Released on: 09/08/2024

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her cry out loudly before she quickly drifted into a bliss

gleaming with a fine sheen, and headed to the bathroom. Stepping int

ed active, always working.As he buttoned his whi

ter, casting her a brief glance as she lay exposed, he chuckled

scary looking men, she quickly scram

o nodded respectfully. "Sir," the man beg

rowed dangerousl

. The weight of the gun in its inner pock

ed quickly. "He was seen leaving an apa

ruid thought

earfully suggested, but Druid's sha

ing until night time, will give him a chance to escape. If he does,

he men choruse

ghtened look of the girl, now fully awake and wrapped in the white sheet. Smirking a

would ha

hotel room, brushing past his subordinate

.

bus. Another day gone, she thought to herself, her steps on t

her hair covere

was headed back home from an

herself when she was younger, but it was the only work she had been able

ld felt about her job had been beaten out of her by the trials

ly. A woman walking towards her wearing a suit gave her a fun

urning the key in her lock

d when she noticed the dirty dishes in the sink. Her

el.

her brother, despite her efforts

nce been her painting room until her brother had unexpect

ed at the door, whi

and a look of confusion on his face. "Sis,

snapped, pointing a finger at him. "Get out here right now and clean u

or in her face. Valentina exhaled sh

grocery store and shoved it into the microwave, slamming the d

f she had known living with her older brother would be this e

lp, only for him to ignore her. Now he was the one r

rother sauntered into the kitchen, bare-chested

," she muttered under her breath. As she a

for the past two years? Why did she feel like he was hiding something about the cir

e?" she asked, noticing the

esponded, though his words carr

she p

of hair from her eyes. "You've been really silent about why yo

and dangerous. She stiffened. "And if you know what's good

s he slammed the kitchen cabinet

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1 Chapter 1 Trouble (i)2 Chapter 2 Invaders3 Chapter 3 Bound by debt4 Chapter 4 Trapped in shadows5 Chapter 5 Into the lion's den6 Chapter 6 Beneath the mafia's gaze7 Chapter 7 Chains of passion8 Chapter 8 The price of rebellion9 Chapter 9 Ruthless desire10 Chapter 10 CEO by day and Mafia boss by night11 Chapter 11 'Bound by shadows'12 Chapter 12 Strange Entanglement.13 Chapter 13 Caught in-between14 Chapter 14 His Control15 Chapter 15 Family Web16 Chapter 16 Is Luke Real 17 Chapter 17 Trust 'a dangerous commodity'18 Chapter 18 Beneath the Surface19 Chapter 19 The Note what does it even mean !20 Chapter 20 Web of manipulation21 Chapter 21 A Piece of Deception22 Chapter 22 Whispers In The Dark23 Chapter 23 Sismance24 Chapter 24 Lorrel's entitlement25 Chapter 25 Caught in the Crossfire26 Chapter 26 Tangled Web Of Emotions27 Chapter 27 Breaking The Chains28 Chapter 28 Tangled Web Of Chaos29 Chapter 29 Shadows Of The Past30 Chapter 30 Shadows Of The Past (Continued)31 Chapter 31 The Battle Line32 Chapter 32 Edge Of Loyalty33 Chapter 33 Shadows In The Crossfire34 Chapter 34 Players In The Game35 Chapter 35 ...In The Middle Of A Dangerous Game 36 Chapter 36 ...Cloaked In Kindness37 Chapter 37 Mask Of Betrayal38 Chapter 38 Dinner Under Duress39 Chapter 39 Shadows in the Aftermath40 Chapter 40 The Confrontation41 Chapter 41 Shadows Still Linger42 Chapter 42 ....Family Might Be Your Greatest Enemy, 43 Chapter 43 The Handwritten Letter44 Chapter 44 Caught In The Heat...45 Chapter 45 Girlie Bond46 Chapter 46 Girlie Bond (ii)47 Chapter 47 Betrayal Unmasked48 Chapter 48 The Setup49 Chapter 49 Shattered Trust50 Chapter 50 Lorrel's Plans51 Chapter 51 A Reason To Live52 Chapter 52 New Found Determination53 Chapter 53 Faraday's Threat54 Chapter 54 Price Tagged Loyalty55 Chapter 55 Scars Turned Strength56 Chapter 56 Resentment Fire57 Chapter 57 The Eavesdropped Revelation58 Chapter 58 Strength in Solitude59 Chapter 59 A Mother's Resolve60 Chapter 60 Hormonal Fluctuations61 Chapter 61 Rekindled Hobby62 Chapter 62 Pica63 Chapter 63 The Dawn of Hope64 Chapter 64 Cracks in the Armor65 Chapter 65 The Devil's Gambit66 Chapter 66 Shadows of Guilt67 Chapter 67 The Search68 Chapter 68 Betrayal Veil69 Chapter 69 Who Is Behind The Mask 70 Chapter 70 Her Growing Agony.. 71 Chapter 71 Shadows Of Desperation72 Chapter 72 Leverage73 Chapter 73 Racing Against Shadows74 Chapter 74 Where's Valentina ! 75 Chapter 75 The Search Continued...