Chapter 3 - The Stitched Secret
Alessandro extended his gloved hand, reaching out to gently pat the blue stuffed rabbit.
As his fingers brushed against the soft wool fabric, his hand paused. His thumb flipped back the left ear of the toy.
Stitched into the inner lining was a small, intricate black symbol—a crest of two crossed daggers intertwined with a silver rose.
Alessandro’s face instantly froze. The gentle warmth in his eyes vanished, replaced by sheer shock and suffocating tension.
His jaw tightened so hard a muscle twitched near his stubbled cheek.
That symbol was not just a design. It was the private, secret crest of his elder sister, Isabella Moretti—the woman who had mysteriously disappeared four years ago during a bloody ambush setup by a traitor inside the syndicate.
Alessandro’s hand began to tremble slightly as he held the rabbit’s ear open.
He raised his eyes slowly, looking from the tiny three-year-old girl to Mrs. Bennett, who stood trembling in her maid uniform.
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"Where did you get this rabbit?" Alessandro asked, his deep voice heavy with intense, deadly seriousness.
👉 Why did the mafia family bosses sit up in alarm when Alessandro asked that question?
