Chapter 54

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In the deep recesses of their usual dark room, four figures sat around a dimly lit table, their faces obscured by shadows. The air was thick with tension and the stench of fear. For years, they had maneuvered within the Bloody Sinner's Clan, using Lucifer’s ignorance of the mafia business to siphon millions from under his nose. Their scheme had been flawless, or so they thought. But now, everything was unraveling.

“I warned you,” hissed the leader, his voice low and venomous. “I told you not to get comfortable. We should have cut ties and disappeared long ago. But no, you all wanted more.”

The others shifted uncomfortably in their seats, exchanging nervous glances. They knew the leader was right. Their greed had driven them to push further, to take more risks, believing that Lucifer’s obsession with finding April would keep him distracted. But now that he had found her, their carefully crafted house of cards was about to come crashing down.

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