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A Battle of Wills
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Fernando's POV I went down the stairs leading to my meeting room at a measured pace, my footsteps echoing through the grand hall. Behind me, I could hear Michael following closely, his movements light but deliberate. Marlo’s heavier steps were right behind him, his irritation practically evident in the air.Marlo has never been known to be able to hide his feelings because they always showed on his face and radiated in the aura all around him.This was his character flaw which vexed me.I looked over my shoulder and I saw a very determined look plastered on Micheal's face.He had nerve. I had to give him that.It was one thing to enter my study uninvited, but to then demand to follow me into a meeting with some of the most powerful men in the criminal underworld? Either he was bold, or he was incredibly stupid.Or perhaps he had an agenda.I wasn’t blind to that possibility.There were many reasons a man might want to sit at my table. Most were predictable—power, influence, money.
Last Updated : 2025-03-01Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don Cornered
Michael's POV Marlo’s words hung in the air like a death sentence.For a moment, I thought I had misheard him.But then I saw the way the other crime bosses turned toward me—the suspicion in their eyes, the tension in the room thickening like fog before a storm. My pulse quickened, but I forced my expression to remain neutral.Inside, I was burning in fury.That bastard.Marlo had just placed a target on my back, and he knew it.Rodger Holt's gaze burned with suspicion. "Is that true?" His voice was deep, rough, and laced with venom. "You were caught in Fernando’s study?"I clenched my jaw, pushing my face into something carefully neutral. "It wasn’t like that," I said calmly. "The door was open. I thought someone had broken in, so I went inside to check."I looked around, making sure to meet each man’s eyes in turn. "That’s when the boss walked in. I never had any bad intentions" I explained, hoping they would believe me.Marlo scoffed, crossing his arms. "How convenient."Rod
Last Updated : 2025-03-01Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don The Plot of Lies
Fernando's POV The room was silent except for the occasional scrape of a chair against the polished floor and the rhythmic tapping of Rodger’s fingers against the table. The guard had left to retrieve the security footage, and now, we waited.I could feel the tension in the air as everyone began to create scenarios of what would happen next in their heads.Our meeting which had been called upon to talk about a new collaboration between our families has turned into a reckoning for betrayers.Michael stood there, composed as ever, his posture relaxed, his face unreadable.I studied him carefully.If he was lying, he was damn good at it.But if I found out he had been deceiving me…I wouldn’t hesitate.Pain. Suffering. A slow death—those were the only things a liar deserved.I had built my reputation on power, ruthlessness, and absolute control. The one thing I never tolerated was deception.If Michael had infiltrated my home under false pretenses, he would regret it.But a part of me—
Last Updated : 2025-03-02Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don The Prodigy in Chains
Michael's POV The world around me faded into nothing but him.Colin Starkey.Bruised. Bloodied. On his knees.I felt the air leave my lungs.This wasn’t possible.Colin had been one of the FBI’s brightest minds—hell, he had trained alongside me when we were cadets. A prodigy. He was a man whose potential had been limitless. I had heard rumors that he had been assigned to a classified case years ago, but I never imagined…That he had been sent undercover.My heartbeat pounded in my ears as I stared at him, my brain struggling to process the brutalized version of the man I had once known. His face was swollen, his lip split, and blood dripped from a cut just above his eyebrow. His chest rose and fell erratically, his body trembling from whatever hell Rodger and his men had put him through.And then—his eyes found mine.A silent plea.A desperate, unspoken cry for help.Michael…He didn’t say it, but I felt it.A cold dread came down my spine.He’s going to die.I forced myself to inh
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Michael’s POVThe rag in my hand was soaked with blood.Colin’s blood.I dragged it across the cold floor, watching as the deep red colour before disappearing into the sponge. My jaw clenched, my fingers tightening around the sponge as I scrubbed harder. My arms burned, but I didn’t stop.Not because I wanted to clean this mess up. Not because I cared about following Fernando’s orders.But because if I didn’t focus on this, I would lose control.My blood boiled with rage, my mind caught in a vicious loop of memories I wished I could forget.My sister.Her laugh. Her bright eyes. The way she always believed in me, always told me I was strong enough to make something of myself.The way Fernando killed her.I swallowed back the bile rising in my throat, my grip tightening so hard on the sponge I thought it might tear apart in my hands. My nails dug into my palm, but I didn’t care."You can’t break now. Not here. Not in front of them" I told myself. I felt Fernando’s gaze on me, but I
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Last Updated : 2025-03-04Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don The Price of Silence
Michael’s POVMy heart was still hammering in my chest as I paced the hallway.Fuck.I had been careful—so careful. But something was off. I felt it deep in my gut.Had he heard me?I had no way of knowing. But I couldn’t take any chances.I needed to find him. I needed to know.I moved swiftly through the corridors of Fernando’s estate, my pulse beating faster with every step. The place was as grand as ever—marble floors, dim golden lighting, walls lined with expensive art that I never cared to admire. It was a palace of sin, built on blood and power.And right now, I was trapped inside it.I checked the security rooms first—nothing. The lounge—empty. The backyard—only a few guards smoking and chatting.Where the fuck was he?Then I spotted him near the main entrance, standing against the wall, arms crossed, looking like he had all the time in the world.I forced myself to slow down, to act normal. Rushing would only make me seem suspicious. I took a deep breath, rolling my should
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Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don The Standoff Shifts
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Michael’s POVI got close enough to Damian and looked in disgust at the smile he had fixed on his face the moment he saw me."I'm here. Say what you want but after that, you're leaving" I said with a stern voice."I knew you would come out of hiding the moment you heard me call out to you" Damian attempted to come closer to me but I stepped back."You wouldn't want to do that, that's if you don't mind being shot" I said, my eyes narrowed. "It was stupid of you to have come out here.""I could say the same thing about you."Andrew swiftly came out of the shadows and the barrel of his gun pressed against my forehead like a cold whisper of death.He had moved so fast through the trees, making good use of the darkness to get close to me.The forest behind him seemed to go quiet in respect, like even nature didn’t want to interrupt this moment.But I knew his men were there, waiting. I didn't flinch. I didn’t move. I just stared at him.His eyes, sharp and gleaming with victory, drank in
Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don Checkmate
Michael’s POVFernando looked like a corpse.I never thought I would feel anything for him beyond disgust, fury, and that burning ache for revenge—but now, watching him lie unconscious in this dimly lit room, something twisted inside my chest. It wasn’t forgiveness. It wasn’t pity. It was something uglier. More complicated.His chest barely rose beneath the sheet, his breathing shallow, mechanical, like his body had forgotten how to be alive.He was pale—unnaturally pale—like life had already started abandoning him.And still, I couldn’t let go of his hand.It was cold. Damp. Fragile. I remembered this same hand raised in arrogance, in violence, clenched into a fist as he spat cruel words at me. That same hand had pointed guns, killed people, and built the chaos we were drowning in.But right now, it wasn’t the hand of a monster. It was the hand of a dying man.I hated him. God, I hated him. But I didn’t want him to die like this.“You care about him now?” My unconscious mind asked
Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don The Waiting Game
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Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don Thoughts of the Past
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Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don Deadly Message
Ashley's POV The wind carried a damp, earthy scent through the cracks in the battered front door as we pressed ourselves against it, trying to catch a glimpse through the narrow hole in the wood. I could barely see much — just the faint shimmer of light bouncing off someone's gun, the shape of bodies lurking in the scattered woods surrounding the old mansion. It felt too quiet, like the world itself was holding its breath.I exchanged a glance with Mortis, then Emilio. Marlo’s jaw was tight, his dark eyes focused on the woods as though sheer force of will alone could make our enemies appear.“It’s been fifteen minutes,” Mortis muttered, lowering his gun just an inch. “I think we’re in the clear. Maybe they gave up.”“Yeah,” Emilio chimed in. “Or maybe they’re regrouping. Either way, it’s gone quiet.”I let out a humorless laugh. “You think Andrew is the type to give up? He’s out there, watching. Waiting for us to screw up. That’s his favorite game.”Both Mortis and Emilio shot me
Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don Checkmate in the Shadows
Andrew’s POVThe cold English air brushed against my skin as I tilted my head up to the second-story window. A dark smile went across my lips as I waited, watched to see that traitor's face.A second ago, Michael’s face had been there—staring down at me with that same infuriating calm he had always worn when things were going out of his control. And now… nothing.Good.Let him hide. Let them all scramble like rats in a sinking ship.This was my time to bring my enemies to their knees and I wasn’t going to stop until I have achieved my goal.I stepped back, scanning the old mansion ahead of us. The old Ramirez estate was barely holding itself together — cracked window glass, vine plants all over the walls, a run down compound that made it feel just like a building in a horror movie. A perfect hideout for cowards.I turned to my men, most of them hidden behind trees and old stone fences, their fingers twitching near their triggers. I didn’t have enough men for a full frontal attack.
