Chapter 10 - The Unbreakable Bond
The heavy steel bars groaned under Massimo’s immense grip as his legs trembled violently, fighting against months of atrophy.
Tessa stood right beside him, her hands hovering safely near his waist, offering quiet, unwavering support.
"Push through it, Massimo. You've got this," Tessa encouraged softly, her voice steady and full of belief.
With a low grunt of pure, unyielding willpower, Massimo straightened his knees, locking them into place. He stood fully upright, towering over the gym floor once again.
He didn't look like a victim anymore. He looked like a king who had reclaimed his crown from the ashes of betrayal.
The syndicate capos, having learned of Dominic’s treason and Massimo’s miraculous survival, stood quietly outside the open gym doors, watching in stunned, absolute awe as their boss stood tall once more. Not a single man dared to speak. They bowed their heads in immediate, absolute submission.
Massimo turned his head, looking down at Tessa with a gaze filled with an unspoken, lifelong debt.
"My empire is yours to command, Tessa," Massimo vowed quietly, the mafia boss offering his eternal loyalty to the only woman who refused to break him.
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Tessa smiled, handing him a cane. "Let's start with walking across the room first, Boss."
If you were Tessa, once you helped the mafia boss reclaim his throne and defeat his traitorous underboss, would you stay by his side as his partner, or would you walk away to safety?
