HER SIN

he charming, put-together CEO of Voss Enterprises, and Li

five years, but her rep

ty team, sworn to protect

er real identity: her master and

ght's carnage, the

with them all along. And Scarlett revel

itching body. The man's chest heaved with

agged wound in his stom

im and picked

& Koch

ilitary-issue rifle bu

e initials engraved there. Not Italian, not

n, if she wa

ought crept

e or anything she might expect from their gea

faces screamed foreign. This wasn't r

who knew her, tha

own better than to send suc

en, wh

ing to recall any r

y. All her rivals were eithe

came from behind

, his rifle slung over his

dn't a

tened herself, brush

epped over the now lif

an eternity, she fi

lso secured the perimeter. The rest of th

r head tilting slightly

r icy blue eyes lockin

odded, swal

ered. They're being h

ss her lips. "Good. I was

er heel and strode toward the east wing, her

echoed from that direction

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the screams f

ard once more, wiping t

hey didn't even know who their boss was, just t

find something from

n a familiar voice suddenly ca

a boy in his early twent

s face was streaked with ash, making him look li

anted, stopping

uca." (Sp

ono arrivati da Las Vegas." ("I've managed to t

ow. "Las Vegas?

gruppo o la posizione esatti. Sto ancora lavorando." ("Yes. But I d

o risultati entro un'ora." ("Keep digg

, turning

e suddenly spun back aroun

È nel suo ufficio." ("Master Russ

frow

oking for her now? Doe

yway. "Okay, puoi andar

ying away like a

e captives and burn them along with these dead bod

ed up, his eyes

st hear t

ny living people just t

an she be so c

ing about here and she was discussing

ing him to question her order. Placing a hand on hi

o. Not at all. I'll carry out your orders right away." But his face bet

the captives and tie them into a pile. We're

xchanged uneasy glanc

. "Uh, sir? Are you sure about this? Burning

darting towards Scarlett before quickly looking away.

. We do as we're told. No questions asked." But

t raise

cking with h

ressions that they're the type

l have to kill them soo

for

gaze toward the

eal wit

, making her way to Ru

ho had dragged her from hell, c

mpire after him as a sig

lia R

was a machine of chaos, bui

d mafia organizations in the world. Italy was the heart of their operations

tortion, money laundering, yo

r kill without question, and the Famiglia

ore than the polished CEO of Voss Enterprises, a multi-bi

er to hide her

true i

ispered in

ters, the thick smell of cigar

ties, sat behind his desk, a cig

ely began studying her,

ng up one of the cigarettes f

he chair across

tanding, her g

e impo

le," She shot back. "

int. "Why'd you join the fight? The men were more t

ush. I mean, those attackers were amateurs, but they were more than enough t

drifting to her wounds. "And gettin

mained

ou're the leader, a CEO of an empire.

im for a moment

the funniest joke, she burst into laughter

her, his expr

inally managed to compose h

now what's f

ha

r twelve years and still thin

l think you'r

ell no! Why I'm doing this is because every kill, every

for cowards. This empire runs on blood and bones. My blood. Their bones. I don't hide behind soldiers. I lead them because

ut who sent those bastards. Or I'll head to Vegas and

helpless a

So, are we

. "You ment

ere Luca traced

d. "Well, this ju

at

instead slid an env

yes narrowing as she re

stared at her:

is

ther and destroyed your life." He paused. "Well, if you complete this last thing for me, I'll tell you which group

lint in her eyes disappeared and her grip on

aying on his lips. "I need you to go to Las V

nd

kill

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few steps when his phon

cket and pulled out a

aller ID, he saw

immediate

sitation,

llo,

e a cold, clipped vo

t? Of course, we're at the hotel," he

ll me that

ined from his face. "Wh-w

at as a shadow suddenly em

the dim light, phon

" The figure paused, lowering the phon

ed through

ward his pocket, f

I just thoug

a

t through the night,

stantly, collapsing to the

th him, dark and glistening

the gun, his expr

ppeared back into the alley, his s

more, save for the soft hum