2025-04-24 21:21:28There was an echo of gunshots through the burning warehouse.
Dino’s heart slammed against his ribs. Elena gasped, clutching her side. But no blood. Instead, one of Alejandro’s men had a bullet hole bloomed in his chest, staggered, eyes wide in shock. Then he collapsed. Dino’s gaze snapped to the entrance. A dark silhouette stood there. Sergio. Gun still raised, smoke curling from the barrel. “Elena, run!” Dino shouted. Alejandro snarled, firing twice. Dino lunged, shoving Elena out of the way. He felt the heat of the bullets whip past his ear. Too close. No time to think. The building groaned, about to collapse. As the fire roared louder, licking the ceiling. Alejandro was still blocking the exit; a second was all Dino needed. The timely distraction of Sergio had bought them that. --- Dino didn’t hesitate. He launched forward, tackling Alejandro to the ground. Fists flying. Alejandro grunted, twisting beneath him, trying to bring the gun up. Dino slammed his elbow down hard. Alejandro hissed in pain, the gun slipping from his grasp. Their eyes met—pure hatred. “Still trying to play hero, Hermano?” Alejandro sneered, blood trickling from his nose. “You are no brother of mine.” Dino grabbed him by the collar. Alejandro smirked despite the pain. “Then kill me.” For a moment, he wanted to. Dino just tightened his grip. But no. Killing Alejandro now would be too easy. Too quick. Alejandro deserved worse. Instead, Dino delivered a brutal punch, knocking him unconscious. “Elena, now!” She was already moving, dodging falling debris as the warehouse collapsed around them. Sergio covered them, firing at the last of Alejandro’s men. Alejandro’s unconscious body was thrown aside by Dino before he ran. The flames surged. A final warning. When they were outside. Just behind them the warehouse crumbled into fire and ruin. The car screeched down the road, speeding away from the inferno. Dino could see Elena in the back, trembling, her hands clenched in her lap, knuckles white. “Are you hurt?” he asked. She shook her head. “No. But… he knows, Dino.” Dino’s jaw tightened. “About your mother.” She nodded, eyes dark. Sergio glanced at them from the driver’s seat. “We need to move carefully. Alejandro won’t stop.” No, he wouldn’t. Dino exhaled, staring at the city lights ahead. And neither would they. --- Dino’s phone buzzed. A blocked number. Frowning, he answered. “Who is this?” A familiar voice, low and husky. “Kid.” Dino stiffened. Capello. Elena’s father. “Where are you, Capello?” His next words sent an ice-cold shiver down Dino’s spine. “We need to talk. It’s about your mother.” Elena shifted beside him, her gaze heavy with worry. “Dino… what does he mean?” Dino’s grip tightened around his phone. Capello’s voice had been strained, urgent. Whatever he had to say wasn’t just a warning—it was a revelation. Sergio kept his eyes on the road, his tone steady. “Where is he?” “Didn’t say,” Dino muttered. He replayed Capello’s words in his mind, searching for hidden meaning. “But he wouldn’t call unless it was important.” Elena swallowed hard. “Then we find him.” Dino met her gaze, nodding. They had been running, fighting, surviving—but this? This was different. This was the truth they had been denied. And it was time to uncover it.
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One Year Later—The ArenaLoud cheering sounds in the background like a tidal wave. Inside the brightly lit MMA arena in Rome, the crowd was in a state of euphoria, chanting one name with fervor.“LU-CI-A-NA!!”In the cage, one glove raised in triumph. Luciana stood victorious, sweat gleaming on her brow. Her opponent lay sprawled behind her, the referee already waving off the fight. It had taken just under two minutes.Dino grinned in the front row, clapping with pride, while Elena leaned over the rail, her voice nearly hoarse from cheering. Capello was beside them, grumbling about his knees but with unmistakable pride shining in his eyes.“She’s unstoppable,” Elena said.“She’s her own fire now,” Dino replied. “I just taught her to control it.”Reporters crowded near the cage, cameras flashing. But Luciana only searched the crowd for her brother and sister-in-law. When she spotted them, she gave a wink and raised both fists.She had made it.No longer the girl hidden in shadows. No l
Chapter 151
The sun had long dipped below the Milan skyline, leaving a blanket of twilight stars overhead. A soft breeze carried the distant hum of city life, but up here — on the rooftop where everything had begun — the world was still.Elena stood near the ledge in a simple, elegant ivory gown. Her hair was loosely pinned, strands gently swaying in the wind. There was no crowd. No extravagant display. Just the city, the sky, and the man she had chosen.Dino stepped beside her, dressed in a tailored black suit. His hand found hers.They had decided on a private ceremony, witnessed only by Capello, Luciana, Isabella, and Tomiwa. No altar, no press, no pretenses — just truth and love.A string quartet played softly nearby, while a close family friend — a retired priest who once aided Capello in the darkest times — officiated. His voice trembled as he spoke the final words.“By the power vested in me, and witnessed by the heavens, I pronounce you husband and wife. Dino, you may kiss your bride.”Di
Chapter 150
The clouds over Milan had cleared.It wasn’t just the sky that seemed brighter — it was the city itself. The streets felt calmer. The fear that had long loomed like a silent shadow had lifted. The fall of the Sanchez cartel and Alejandro’s death had created a ripple effect across the continent. Rival cartels went underground. Smaller factions folded. Interpol had turned its attention to cleanup. And the public, after years of silent dread, finally breathed free.Dino stood on the edge of a terrace overlooking the piazza below. Beside him, Capello poured two glasses of wine, handing one to Dino.“Still no appetite for celebration?” Capello asked.Dino gave a half-smile. “Peace doesn’t need fireworks. Just quiet.”Capello nodded. “We’re finally in the clear, son. Elena’s safe. Isabella and Luciana are finally sleeping without one eye open.”Dino turned slightly. “Luciana… she’s been different. Focused. Restless.”Capello smirked. “She’s already started training again. Told me she wants
Chapter 149
The night crackled with tension.From the rooftop of the tactical command center on the edge of Milan, Dino peered through a set of night-vision binoculars. Below him, the city buzzed with the nervous anticipation of an underworld on its last breath. What remained of Alejandro’s faction — loyalists, assassins, and ex-cartel enforcers — had taken up positions in a final, desperate attempt to reclaim what had been lost.Dino’s voice was steady in the comms. “All units, lock targets. No room for mercy. End it here.”Inside the heavily fortified safe house, Elena sat beside Isabella and Luciana. The women watched the live feed through encrypted Interpol channels. Every screen displayed Dino’s men — armored, precise — moving through alleyways and strongholds, flushing out Alejandro’s remnants one by one.“Dino’s got this,” Elena whispered, almost to herself. Her heart pounded.Two blocks away, chaos erupted.Tomiwa, now Dino’s trusted right hand, led the assault on one of the last safehous
Chapter 148
The cold iron gates of the Interpol facility in Milan clanged shut with a finality that echoed through Alejandro's very soul. The once-dreaded heir of the Central Genoa Cartel now found himself flanked by guards, stripped of weapons, status, and the arrogance that used to walk into rooms before him.He bore bruises and blood on his face, but his pride clung to him like a second skin. Even in chains, Alejandro Sanchez walked with the poise of a man who still believed he was untouchable.Inside his high-security glass containment, monitored 24/7, Alejandro sat in silence as they processed his intake. Biometrics. Retinal scans. Voice samples. No loopholes. No escape.But his mind wasn’t on the facility. It was on the betrayal. The collapse. Dino’s rise. And worst of all — Isabella’s silence.He muttered under his breath, “You’ll all regret this.”In a maximum-security prison far from Alejandro’s cage, Sanchez — the deadliest drug lord and patriarch of the Sanchez family — faced a very di
Chapter 147
The Corsican sky bled grey as Dino's jet sliced through the dawn mist, silent like a hunter. Beneath the clouds, Alejandro’s once-proud fortress sat perched on the cliffs above the sea — a sprawling estate surrounded by dense pine forests, private guards, and desperation.Inside the cockpit, Dino sat still, helmet in hand, gaze fixed on the horizon. The mission wasn’t a raid. It was personal.Renata’s voice crackled in his earpiece.> “Teams Alpha and Delta are in position. No sudden moves. If Alejandro so much as breathes on that failsafe drive, we abort.”“Understood,” Dino replied.But he wasn’t planning on aborting. Not this time.In the heart of the Corsican compound, Alejandro paced.His hair was longer now, jaw clenched, veins bulging as he barked orders into a satellite phone.“I don’t care what it costs. Secure the secondary vault. Get the servers packed. We’re moving everything to the Austrian fallback site within the hour.”Adrian entered, his face pale. “Interpol scrambled
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