The city hadn’t slept since the night Mackin Jones fell. Word spread faster than wildfire through the streets, from the glittering high-rises of the business district to the dark alleys where whispers of betrayal and bloodshed ran rampant. The king was dead, and in his place stood Carmine Santoro, a man who had played his cards so well that his victory seemed inevitable.In the early hours of the morning, Santoro stood at the window of his penthouse, gazing out over the city that was now, unquestionably, his. He had orchestrated Mackin’s downfall with surgical precision, dismantling his empire piece by piece until all that was left was the broken man lying in a pool of his blood. Santoro had always known that to truly take over, he would need to destroy Mackin from within—shattering the loyalty of his men, turning the city against him, and then finally, delivering the killing blow.Now, with Mackin gone, Santoro’s reign could truly begin.Vito stood behind him, his face pale but relie
Read more