CHAPTER 97
Author: Michael Chi
last update2026-05-19 22:42:14

The Mafia Lord took a long, slow drag of his cigar.

He didn't even look up at first, his polished boot still grinding into the small of the boy’s back.

A cruel, jagged smile spread across his lips as he finally exhaled.

"Welcome," the Mafia Lord purred, his voice rattling like dry bones. "I must say, I am impressed. Many have searched the earth for this woman. My best trackers, my most ruthless hunters... they all failed. Somehow, this woman seemed to be invisible."

He flicked a clump of ash on
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