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Chapter 20 - I’d done my job.

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Viviane

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The warehouse was cold, and the air was filled with the smell of salt and iron. I kept my face still, breathing evenly as I took in the scene in front of me.

Pallets stacked with bricks of cocaine stretched toward the ceiling, row after row of neatly wrapped product, each one stamped with a symbol I’d come to recognize too well.

It was enough to drown the streets in a storm of white powder, and the thought twisted in my gut.

I could see it so clearly, people slumped in alleyways, overdosing without a soul to care. Kids pushing limits they didn’t even understand. Men and women chasing an escape like they weren’t feeding the same monster that was killing everyone else.

Drugs didn’t discriminate. No one was safe.

Tomorrow, every ounce of this would be out there, touching lives, ripping through neighborhoods like a fire set by men who didn’t give a damn about the damage.

Nikolai stood at the center with arrogance that he wore like a crown. He moved with such confidence,
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Hey, everyone! 🤗 I know this chapter might leave some of you feeling disappointed, hurt, shocked, or even excited—but trust me, everything is starting to fall into place now. Your feedback means the world to me, so if you're enjoying the story, please don’t forget to comment, vote, and leave a review to help the book reach more readers. I appreciate every single one of you! XOXO 💋

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Irene
I wonder how Nikolai will solve this issue. After all Alessandro’s their ‘baby boy’
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Vera
Or maybe his love is sooo big that he will marry her to give her the protection. Or will lie that she is carrying his child (like Niko lied to his father about Evangeline) because Costello doesn’t kill Costello. Ohhh…I love this book sooo much. Looking forward for new chapters :-)
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Juliet Moyo
I’m sorry but don’t say they are not good people lol no one is. This is a mafia book so we aren’t really looking at their morals and I hope the author doesn’t make them endgame but let them be lesson to each other, they both don’t know what love is but they found it with each other
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