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The Devil's Vow #2: The Viel of Vengeance
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After surviving a botched assassination attempt, Elena DeLuca resurfaces with a new identity and a thirst for revenge against those who betrayed her. Once a trusted ally of the Moretti family, she now seeks to expose the traitors within. Helios Valenti, the enforcer who failed to protect her, is forced to work with Elena to uncover the plot. As their past resurfaces, tension builds between them, blurring the line between hate and desire. Elena’s return also uncovers long-buried secrets, revealing a hidden assassin network led by Sophia Ivanova and linking Nico Moretti to the plot against her. In the midst of her revenge, Elena reunites with her best friend, Isabella, who never believed Elena was dead. Their reunion complicates things further, as Isabella becomes torn between loyalty to her friend and the Morettis. As Elena and Helios fight to expose the traitor, their bond deepens, but the threat of a larger conspiracy looms. Will Elena’s quest for vengeance destroy her humanity, or will she and Helios survive the growing darkness? Teaser for Book 3: With a deadly assassin network closing in, Elena and Helios face a war that will test their loyalty and trust.
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The night air was heavy, thick with the scent of rain-soaked pavement and the distant hum of city life. I exhaled slowly, my fingers tightening around the grip of my gun as I watched Helios check the perimeter of the safe house. For the first time in weeks, we had a moment of stillness, a fragile semblance of peace. But I should have known better. Peace was never meant to last in our world. Helios turned to me, his sharp eyes scanning my face. "You're thinking too much again." I let out a small scoff. "Can you blame me? We’ve been running from one fire to the next." His lips pressed into a thin line as he walked toward me, his presence as steady as always. "We made it through the last battle, Elena. We’ll make it through whatever comes next." I wanted to believe him. I really did. But something inside me refused to let go of the gnawing unease building in my gut. Then it happened. A single shot shattered the silence. Glass exploded behind us, sending shards flying through the ai
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The air was thick with tension as Isabella and Damian stepped into the dimly lit warehouse. I followed close behind, my heart pounding in my chest. The only source of light came from a single, flickering overhead bulb, casting long shadows on the cold concrete floor. A man stood in the center, his face obscured by the hood of his jacket. He was nervous, shifting from foot to foot as he eyed Damian warily. “You asked for a meeting,” Damian said, his voice sharp and commanding. “So talk.” The informant took a deep breath. “The people pulling the strings? They aren’t just after the Morettis or the Volkovs. They’ve been setting up a bigger game, one that spans beyond your families. Every war, every conflict? It’s been orchestrated. You were never the ones in control.” A cold chill ran down my spine. I glanced at Isabella, who remained impassive, but I could see the tension in her jaw. “Who are they?” she demanded. The man hesitated, then reached into his pocket, pulling out a
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The decision to walk away from Helios had been the hardest thing I’d ever done. Every instinct in my body screamed at me to stay, to fight for whatever fragile thing had started between us. But I knew better. Helios deserved a life without the constant weight of blood and danger pressing down on his shoulders. If he stayed with me, he’d always be hunted. Always be looking over his shoulder. And I couldn’t live with that. So, I created distance. I stopped answering his calls. I avoided the places I knew he frequented. I let the walls around my heart rebuild themselves, brick by painful brick. But Helios wasn’t one to be ignored. He showed up at my apartment one night, pounding on the door like a storm battering against fragile glass. “Open the door, Elena,” he called out, his voice rough with frustration. I sat on the floor inside, my knees drawn to my chest, fingers gripping the fabric of my sleeves so tightly that my knuckles ached. “Please,” he tried again, softer this time.
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The aftermath of the battle left a hollow silence in its wake. The Moretti estate, though still standing, bore the scars of the chaos that had unfolded just days before. The Volkovs had retreated, the syndicate had been dismantled, and the traitor had met his end. Yet, despite the hard-won victory, a sense of unease settled over me like a storm cloud waiting to break. Helios was recovering, but his wounds were deep. He had barely made it through the fight, and watching him slip in and out of consciousness in those first few nights had been unbearable. Now, as he sat on the edge of his bed, bandages wrapped around his torso and his face still bruised, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were standing at the edge of something far worse than anything we had faced before. I stood by the window, arms crossed, watching the city lights flicker in the distance. The Moretti family had avoided war, but at what cost? Power vacuums never remained empty for long, and I knew better than anyone t
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With the syndicate’s plan exposed and the traitor dealt with, the war between the Morettis and Volkovs is narrowly avoided. However, nothing is the same. Helios, recovering from his injuries, must decide if his loyalty still lies with the Moretti family or if his future is with Elena. As for Elena, she finally allows herself to acknowledge her feelings for Helios, but with everything they’ve been through, is love enough? I sat beside Helios’s hospital bed, watching the slow rise and fall of his chest. The beeping of the machines was steady, rhythmic, but it did nothing to calm the storm brewing inside me. The battle was over, the enemy had been defeated, but at what cost? Helios was barely alive when we got him here, and the sight of him bleeding out in my arms was something I’d never be able to erase from my mind. Isabella had left just moments ago, giving me space, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to be alone with my thoughts. Because my thoughts led me to questions I didn’t have answer
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The air was thick with smoke and the acrid scent of gunpowder burned my nostrils as Helios and I pressed our backs against the cold, bullet-riddled wall. We had run out of places to retreat, and the enemy closed in around us like a tightening noose. My heart pounded, each beat hammering against my ribs like a war drum. Helios wiped blood from a cut on his forehead, his eyes scanning the room for any advantage. "We need to move, now," he said, voice tight with urgency. His body, coiled with tension, was ready for battle, even as exhaustion weighed him down. "Move where? We're boxed in," I shot back, gripping my pistol so hard my fingers ached. The magazine was nearly empty, and my muscles screamed from the relentless fight. "They've got us pinned." A dark chuckle echoed from the shadows, and Matteo stepped forward, the real traitor who had orchestrated this entire ambush. His smirk was infuriating, his confidence unwavering. "You should've stayed gone, Elena," Matteo sneered, his g
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Darkness clung to the corners of the lavishly decorated room, the dim glow of a chandelier casting eerie shadows along the walls. The scent of expensive cigars and aged whiskey filled the air, a stark contrast to the stench of blood drying on my skin. My wrists ached from the tight restraints binding them behind my back, but I refused to show weakness. Across from me, lounging behind a grand mahogany desk, was the man I assumed to be the mastermind behind everything. He was older, perhaps in his late fifties, dressed in a perfectly tailored suit that barely wrinkled as he sipped his whiskey. His silver hair was slicked back, his dark eyes sharp and assessing. “Elena Carter,” he mused, swirling the amber liquid in his glass. “You are as stubborn as I was told.” I lifted my chin, despite the dull throbbing in my skull. “If you went through all the trouble of kidnapping me, I assume you already know that.” He chuckled, leaning forward. “Indeed. But I had to see it for myself. Aft
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The dim light from the single overhead bulb flickered as Helios and I hunched over the worn wooden table, our fingers tracing the numbers and names sprawled across the yellowed pages of the ledger. The air in our hideout was thick with dust and tension, every breath heavy with the weight of discovery. “Look at this,” I murmured, tapping a name that had appeared too many times for it to be coincidence. “Payments funneled through offshore accounts, connections in both the Moretti and Volkov families…” My voice trailed off as the realization settled in. Helios ran a hand through his disheveled dark hair, his jaw tightening. “It’s bigger than we thought,” he muttered. “This isn’t just a power play between two families. Someone else is pulling the strings.” I exhaled slowly, my mind racing. “An international syndicate. They have people inside both families. They’ve been orchestrating the chaos, pitting them against each other while they move in the shadows.” Helios cursed under his bre
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The safe house had become our temporary sanctuary. Helios was healing, though not as fast as I would have liked. He was restless, caged by his own body, the wound in his side keeping him from moving the way he was used to. I knew it frustrated him, but there was nothing he could do except wait. While he recovered, I kept myself busy. The attack at the stronghold hadn’t been random. Someone had known we were coming, and I needed to find out who. The deeper I dug, the clearer it became that there was something rotten within the Moretti family. I had always assumed their enemies came from the outside, rival families, old grudges—but this was different. Someone inside was working with an unknown force, feeding them information, pulling strings behind the scenes. And if I was right, they weren’t just looking for power. They wanted to take control. I pieced the evidence together slowly, through old contacts and whispered conversations. Bank transfers that didn’t make sense. Orders given
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Veil 1
It’s strange how the world never really changes, no matter how many years you’ve been away from it. The same dark streets, the same cold wind, and the same faint hum of the city’s underbelly that never quite dies. I should’ve expected it, but even now, standing at the edge of it all, I feel the weight of the past pressing down on me. My heels click on the pavement, but there’s no rhythm to it, just the sound of a woman who’s walked through hell and back.I haven’t been here in years—haven’t let myself even think about this place. I wasn’t supposed to be alive after everything that happened. I wasn’t supposed to survive, but somehow I did. The world thought I was dead, and for a long time, I let them believe it. It wasn’t just the Moretti family who had abandoned me, though. No, I had to leave everything behind to keep breathing. Every connection, every piece of myself I’d once been proud of, it all had to go. And yet, here I am again, stepping back into the same shadows I was once a p...
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