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The Devil's Vow #2: The Viel of Vengeance Veil 11
The grand ballroom of the Moretti estate shimmered under the glow of an extravagant chandelier. Crystal glasses clinked, hushed conversations intertwined with soft classical music, and the scent of expensive perfume mingled with the delicate aroma of gourmet hors d'oeuvres. I adjusted the thin straps of my midnight blue gown, feeling the cool silk brush against my skin as I moved. The dress, though elegant, felt like armor—another disguise in a world full of deception. Helios stood beside me, impeccably dressed in a tailored black suit, his presence commanding attention even in a room filled with powerful figures. “You’re tense,” he murmured, leaning in so only I could hear. “I prefer clubs with bad lighting and cheap whiskey,” I replied, swirling the champagne in my glass. “Try not to look so miserable. You’re supposed to be enjoying yourself.” His smirk was infuriatingly charming, but I refused to let him see how much it affected me. “Remind me why we’re here again?” “Because
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I move through the dimly lit alley, my pulse steady but my thoughts racing. The lead I found was too important to ignore. If I was right, someone I once trusted had been feeding information to the enemy—someone I never would have suspected. Helios had warned me against going off on my own, but I couldn’t wait for approval. I needed answers. The warehouse ahead is quiet, too quiet. I press against the wall, peering through the narrow space between rusted doors. Shadows move inside. A meeting. A deal. My gut twists. I was right. Taking a slow breath, I slip through a side entrance, staying low, my fingers brushing the knife strapped to my thigh. My instincts are sharp, honed by years of survival, but something about this feels wrong. Then I hear his voice. “—make sure the Morettis don’t see this coming.” I freeze. The voice is one I know too well. Adrian. My stomach drops. I inch closer, my mind warring with itself. Why would he do this? How deep is he in? I need more before I
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I could still taste the metallic tang of fear in my mouth as I pressed my back against the cold warehouse wall, my breath coming in short, quiet gasps. The flickering overhead light cast eerie shadows on the cracked cement floor, each one a reminder of how close I had come to dying tonight. The ambush had been precise, calculated. Whoever set me up knew exactly where I’d be and when. And that terrified me. A hand closed around my wrist, warm and strong, yanking me forward before I could react. My instinct was to fight back, to shove my attacker away, but the moment I met Helios’ stormy gaze, my fight drained. His grip tightened slightly, his eyes raking over me, checking for injuries. “What the hell were you thinking?” His voice was a low growl, barely restrained fury vibrating through it. “You could’ve been killed, Elena.” I wrenched my wrist free, ignoring the lingering warmth his touch left behind. “I had a lead.” “A lead?” He let out a humorless laugh. “You call walking strai
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The moment I stepped into my apartment, an uneasy feeling settled in my chest. It wasn’t the usual exhaustion from a long day—it was something else, something cold creeping along my spine. The air felt thick, like it had been disturbed. My instincts screamed at me to turn around, but instead, I forced myself forward, scanning the dimly lit space. Then I saw it. A single white envelope sat on my kitchen counter. I hadn’t left it there. I knew that for certain. My heart hammered against my ribs as I picked it up, fingers hesitating before sliding under the flap. The paper inside was crisp, untouched, as though it had been placed there with great care. I unfolded it slowly, my stomach twisting into knots as my eyes skimmed the words: Truth is never buried for long. Follow the path of blood if you dare. There was no signature, no indication of who sent it, but the message was clear—someone wanted me to go looking. And they knew exactly how to bait me. I grabbed my phone and called
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The door to the safe house slammed shut behind us, the sound echoing through the small, dimly lit space. My heart was still racing, my skin still tingling with adrenaline. Helios and I had barely made it out of that underground fight club alive, and the reality of how close we’d come to death was finally hitting me. I exhaled sharply, running a hand through my hair as I paced the length of the room. "That was reckless. You should have just let me handle it," I snapped, my voice still shaky from the chaos of the night. Helios scoffed, leaning against the wall, arms crossed over his broad chest. "Let you handle it? You were about to get your head bashed in, Elena. I stepped in because you needed me." "I didn’t need you!" I shot back, my voice rising. "I had it under control. You stepping in nearly blew our cover." He pushed off the wall, closing the space between us in three quick steps. "You were losing, Elena. You don’t have to prove anything to me." His voice was lower no
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A cold chill ran down my spine as I stared at the collection of documents spread across the table. My fingers tightened around the edges of the last page, my breath coming in short, sharp bursts. It all made sense now. The missing shipments, the failed deals, the ambush at the warehouse—every single betrayal led back to one name. One face I never expected. I forced myself to swallow the lump in my throat and turned to Helios. His dark eyes were locked onto mine, his expression unreadable, but I could see the tension in his shoulders. He knew. He always knew when something was wrong with me. “Elena,” he said, his voice low and cautious. “Tell me.” I placed the last document on top of the pile and pointed at the signature at the bottom. Helios leaned in, his eyes scanning the page before his entire body stiffened. A storm brewed in his gaze, something dark and dangerous. “It’s him,” I whispered. Helios exhaled through his nose, his jaw tightening. “Adrian.” Bile rose in my t
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The room was eerily silent, the weight of Adrian’s betrayal still hanging heavy in the air. I could feel the tension crackling between us all, a storm ready to break. Helios stood beside me, his stance rigid, protective. He hadn’t moved far from me since the ambush, and I could tell he was bracing for what came next. We were back at the Moretti estate, a place that had always felt like the belly of the beast to me. Now, it was worse. Suspicion clung to the air like a thick fog, suffocating and inescapable. Helios had called for this meeting, demanding answers. Demanding justice. But the moment we stepped inside, I knew the room was against us. Lorenzo Moretti sat at the head of the table, fingers laced together in deep contemplation. His dark eyes flickered between Helios and me, assessing, judging. Beside him, other high-ranking members of the family whispered among themselves, their gazes shifting toward me more often than I liked. “So let me get this straight,” Lorenzo finally s
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I knew the moment I stepped into the Moretti estate that something had changed. The air was heavier, charged with an unspoken tension. Eyes followed me as I walked through the grand hall, some filled with suspicion, others with curiosity. But none were warm. Helios had warned me about this. After what happened at the last meeting, I wasn’t stupid enough to think the Morettis would suddenly trust me. But I hadn’t expected them to act this fast. Adrian’s betrayal had shaken them. And now, they needed a new test subject. Me. Helios was already inside when I entered the main room. His posture was stiff, his jaw locked. The moment his eyes met mine, I saw the storm brewing beneath the surface. He knew. I moved to stand beside him, but before I could speak, a voice cut through the silence. “Elena,” Don Moretti said smoothly, gesturing toward me with a slight tilt of his glass. “We need to talk.” I squared my shoulders. “I’m listening.” The Don leaned back in his chair, studying me t
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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
