My family sold me to a widowed mafia Don.
No groom at the altar.
No welcome at the door.
Just two broken children and a house full of enemies.
I fought his sister-in-law.
I broke his grandmother’s rules.
I turned his son into a warrior and his daughter into my heart.
Then his first wife came back from the dead. But I know she wasn’t a mother.
She was a weapon sent to destroy us.
She picked the wrong family.
The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 24 The Blood Red Crown The smoke finally cleared over Vegas. Vincent was dead. Isabella was gone. And the Morettis owned the city. Mia knelt beside Shadow in the garden, laughing into his fur. Shadow’s front leg was still bandaged, but he didn’t care. He strutted across the grass
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 23 The Final Judgment While I broke in the garden, Leo finished the war inside our walls. I learned it at dawn. He had locked himself in the study. Three monitors. Two keyboards. Bullet slept at his feet, back leg bandaged. Isabella’s network was still alive. Bartenders. Valets. Drivers.
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 22 The Last Hunt Dominic’s voice cracked through my earpiece. “Front gate breached.” Gunfire swallowed his next words. That was my opening. I raised two fingers to my squad. “Hold formation. Suppressing fire.” I moved through the compound like smoke. Room by room. Corridor by corridor. Every guard between
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 21 Fire and Blood Vincent answered Isabella’s call before dawn. At three a.m., his death squad hit our east wall. Explosions rocked the perimeter. The monitors went black. Only eight seconds on the main feed before the east wing cameras died and never came back. Isabella knew our halls.
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 20 The Viper Unleashed Isabella became my live tether. Vincent thought she was still his spy. So I let the Viper off her leash. The target was the Oasis. Vincent’s largest underground casino. His money machine beneath the Strip. I chose to break it myself. At midnight, I strapped
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 19 The Recording The family gathered in the grand hall. Dominic stood at the front. Guards lined the walls. Leo kept Mia beside him. Bullet and Shadow guarded the children. Two guards brought Isabella in. Hands cuffed. Chin lifted. Ready to perform. I pressed play. Her own voice filled
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 18 The False War The next evening, Dominic and I gave Isabella exactly what she wanted. A war. We chose the library. Doors open. Voices loud enough to carry down the hall. “You almost got Mia killed,” I said. “I had the situation under control,” Dominic said. “Control? She
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 17 The Mole Hunt Mia gave me the trail. And I followed it the only way I knew how follow the money. Isabella had paid the night guard. Cameras went dark every Tuesday. A maid left side doors unlocked. A driver carried envelopes to the Strip. All three were
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 16 The Little Spy Isabella stepped out in a robe, steam curling behind her. Mia was already under the covers. Storybook in hand. Eyes wide. Innocent. She held up the book. “Mommy, can you read me this one tonight?” Isabella smiled. “Of course, baby.” She climbed onto the bed
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The Viper Stepmother’s Mafia Justice Chapter 15 The Battle for the Children Isabella lost Leo. So she turned to the softer target. Mia. It started at bedtime. Isabella sat on Mia’s bed and told stories. “You kicked so hard before you were born,” she whispered, stroking Mia’s hair. “Your father talked to my belly every
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