Chapter 1 - The Attack in the Dark
The heavy brass lamp hit the side of Bruno Vescari's face with a sickening, metallic crack. Rain lashed relentlessly against the tall glass windows of the dimly lit luxury bedroom, masking the thunder that shook the estate. Bruno, a rugged 40-year-old capo in a sharp dark suit, staggered backward into the shadows. His hands clutched his bleeding cheek as he growled in disbelief and sheer rage.
"Argh!" Bruno spat, blood catching in the dim light of the bedside lamp.
Standing between the hulking mobster and the wheelchair-bound Don was Hannah. She was in her early twenties, wearing a plain grey maid dress with a crisp white apron. Her auburn-dark hair was tied back tightly, her hands trembling violently around the heavy brass lamp raised above her head. Tears stood in her eyes, but her stance was unyielding.
"Step away from him!" Hannah gasped, her voice shaking with fear but ringing with absolute defiance.
In the wheelchair behind her sat Damian Russo, the early 30s Mafia Boss of the Russo family. Covered with a grey wool blanket over his paralyzed legs, his dark-haired, stubbled face was paralyzed not by fear, but by absolute, stunned disbelief. He stared at the quiet housemaid who had worked in his mansion for six months without ever raising her voice.
"Hannah..." Damian whispered, his deep voice carrying a shocking weight of sudden realization.
Before Bruno could lung forward again to crush her, the bedroom doors burst open with a loud bang. Carlo Bellini, Damian's most loyal enforcer, stepped through the doorway in his long black coat, raising his dark firearm with deadly accuracy.
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"Drop it, Bruno!" Carlo bellowed, his voice booming over the sound of rain.
👉 Read PART 2 to discover what terrifying secret drove Capo Bruno to attack his own wheelchair-bound Boss!
