The other soldiers beamed.
"A civilian's mongrel, tough as leather. Thank heavens Lady Seraphina is so resourceful!"
"Exactly. One look at the brat and you can tell his lowly guard father was just as worthless and disgraceful."
"Congratulations, Lady Seraphina, for ridding the Valente name of this stain!"
Bathed in their praise, Seraphina lifted her chin and cast a sidelong glance at my dead child, admiring her handiwork.
Satisfaction spread across her face.
"Don't worry, little bastard. I'll find your bastard father soon enough. Your whole wretched family can reunite in death."
The words had barely left her mouth when the iron gates of the estate compound blew inward with a sound like cannon fire. A voice rolled across the grounds, shaking the walls of the Forbidden Wing itself:
"What have you done?"
Dozens of armored SUVs tore through the courtyard, headlights cutting the dark like falling stars, doors already opening before the vehicles stopped.
The Don had arrived.
And with him, the most powerful men across the underworld, every one of them summoned to witness the arrival of the Valente heir.
