Chapter 24: The Echoes of New York

The Tuscan honeymoon was a sanctuary of soft light, ancient stone, and absolute peace, but empires do not run themselves from a distance. Four weeks after our arrival in Florence, a secure encrypted ping from Luca Rossi broke the spell of the Mediterranean idyll.

Chapter 25: The Sovereign's Charter

The air inside the grand conference hall of the Salvatore syndicate headquarters was thick with history and respectful silence.

The twelve supreme Capos stood as the heavy double oak doors swung open. I walked down the center aisle, flanked by Matteo and Luca Ro

Chapter 26: The Unbroken Reign (Epilogue)

Two years later.

The private estate in Ridgefield was no longer a place haunted by fake smiles and bitter morning espresso. The sunken parlor, once bathed in the cold, suspicious shadows of Lorenzo's reign, now echoed with the bright, joyous laughter of a