The Don's Favorite Lover Vanished
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00:00:02you're mine no one else feels this good i'm the best art forger and intel specialist in chicago
00:00:10and i fell for the man who owned it all don venezso russo for 10 years i was his secret
00:00:16his weapon and his woman i built his empire from the shadows i thought i'd get a ring in the
00:00:21end
00:00:23after all every night he was in this city he was buried inside me
00:00:27taking his pleasure you're mine no one else feels this good but this time after he was finished
00:00:34with me he announced that he was marrying the russian brata princess katerina petrov that's
00:00:39when i finally knew i wasn't his woman i was just a body for his pleasure don't tell me chiaka
00:00:45you
00:00:46didn't really think you could be the lady of the russo family did you six months ago he decided i
00:00:54was just a body so i destroy every piece of the life he gave me i made one call to
00:01:03my father in
00:01:03italy and then i vanished but when the don who owned chicago realized he could no longer find his
00:01:12favorite toy he went insane
00:01:20you can't run from me his burning palm slid slowly up along my waist yes have me don i was
00:01:29don vintenzo's
00:01:30secret for 10 years i was waiting for a ring but just now after me he told me he was
00:01:36marrying someone
00:01:36else that's when i knew i was just a body for him to use an hour ago for who knows
00:01:42how many times
00:01:43he fucked me wild and furious his burning palm slid slowly up along my waist stopping at the most
00:01:51sensitive place i trembled uncontrollably beneath him my nails digging deep onto his shoulders yes have
00:01:57me don i gasped feeling every one of his thrusts deep inside me he kissed me hard harder than ever
00:02:03before when it was over i curled up in his arms tracing the scars on his chest with my finger
00:02:10his voice cut through the dark
00:02:15tomorrow night you're coming to the family dinner i looked up at him sharply my heart pounding violently
00:02:22he kissed me hard i'd slept with him for a decade he'd never let me near a family dinner
00:02:29vintenzo is this it are you finally making me yours
00:02:36don't tell me chiara you didn't really think you could be the russo family did you he raised an
00:02:42eyebrow and shot me a sideways glance official
00:02:48he blew out a smoke ring his tone sharp what's there to make a fish the dinner is to welcome
00:02:54my
00:02:55fiancee katerina petrov the russian bratia princess every word hit me like a sledgehammer my heart
00:03:02seemed to stop for a second my mind went completely blank you're getting married then what the hell am
00:03:10i the smirk on vincenzo's face died he leaned in close don't tell me chiara he heard a finger tilting
00:03:17my chin up you didn't really think you could be the lady of the russo family did you i stared
00:03:22at him
00:03:23unable to believe what i was hearing her when did you decide i was waiting for him in bed and
00:03:33during those trips he was getting engaged to another woman six months ago
00:03:40he got up and walked to the bathroom without a single glance back at the wreckage he'd made of my
00:03:46face
00:03:46it's for the alliance for the family six months ago i suddenly remembered all his business trips
00:03:53to europe every time he came back i was waiting for him in bed and during those trips he was
00:03:59getting
00:03:59engaged to another woman i followed him into the bathroom the mirror showed my pale face my body
00:04:08covered in his marks an hour ago they were trophies now they were just marks of shame do you love
00:04:15her
00:04:17that body drove me wild feeling his calm run down my leg
00:04:25love he turned on the shower steam quickly fogging up the mirror chiara i thought you were smarter than that
00:04:33this is business not a fairy tale he stepped out of the shower water dripping down his perfect body
00:04:41ten minutes ago that body drove me wild now it just made me sick katerina is young beautiful
00:04:50and useful she brings the entire eastern block with her he grabbed a towel his eyes sweeping over my
00:04:59naked body and you you have other uses other uses a warm body in his bed a loyal weapon i
00:05:08stood there
00:05:08frozen feeling his calm run down my leg i had never felt so dirty chiara you've always been my best
00:05:16weapon
00:05:17so lose that kicked pup look it makes you look pathetic
00:05:24when i pulled myself together and walked back out vincenzo was already in a suit sitting on the sofa
00:05:31on the phone the fabrici egg make sure it's the winter egg it's katarana's favorite and get a dozen
00:05:38haute couture gowns ready for her to try on all white she says it's the color of angels hearing that
00:05:47my heart clenched painfully i couldn't help looking at him and then i saw it a smile i had never
00:05:54seen
00:05:54before it was almost sweet the pain i had just forced down came flooding back again clatter my phone
00:06:02slipped from my hand and hit the floor vincenzo turned at the sound still smiling all cleaned up good
00:06:13see yourself out i'll take care of the bill he grabbed his coat and was about to leave but
00:06:18stopped at the door looking back at me a mocking smire curved on his lips chiara you've always been my
00:06:24best weapon so lose that kick pup look it makes you look pathetic like you're reaching for something
00:06:30you could never have in seven days i want the name chiara rossi to disappear from chicago forever
00:06:37i know you inside and out i know what you're thinking with just one look
00:06:42don't you think that's a little predictable if we were actually together it'd be so damn boring
00:06:48his voice faded with his footsteps but the words kept echoing in my head i sat on the cold bed
00:06:56i started laughing and then the laughter turned to tears i sat there until late then went back to
00:07:02my own studio i walked to the safe and entered the code inside was a gold desert eagle the grip
00:07:08was
00:07:08engraved with my initials a gift from vinedzo for my 18th birthday there were also the jewels
00:07:14the paintings and the antiques he'd given me over the years tonight i threw them into the incinerator
00:07:19one by one miss this is all valuable stuff you're really getting rid of it my assistant watched the
00:07:26flames his eyes full of regret i nodded slowly my voice quiet i don't want them anymore not just them
00:07:34this relationship this man i didn't want any of it anymore
00:07:43i dialed an encrypted number
00:07:47papa it's me chiara you finally decided to call in seven days i want the name chiara rossi to disappear
00:07:56from chicago forever
00:08:03i turned off my phone
00:08:06i didn't answer a single one 17 encrypted messages from vintezo
00:08:12at two in the afternoon the door to my studio was kicked open
00:08:22marco vincenzo's right hand man stormed in with four of his associates
00:08:27miss chiara marco's voice was still polite but his hand was already resting on the butt of his gun
00:08:33the boss wants to see you 20 minutes later the car stopped in front of the russo family estate
00:08:43this used to be my home now it felt like a cage i was escorted into my old art studio
00:08:58the moment the door opened i froze the room was empty all my paintings my easels my paints
00:09:06even the only photo of us together every trace of me had been cleaned out completely in their place
00:09:13was lava russian style decor and hanging in the center of the wall was a huge oil painting the woman
00:09:19in the painting wore a white dress her smile as holy as an angel it was katarina katarina
00:09:27this is chiara rossi the family's most useful asset like it katarina picked it out herself
00:09:37vincenzo's voice came from behind me he was wearing a custom briono suit flawless and perfectly tailored
00:09:42katarina lunged to his arm blonde hair blue eyes an angel vincenzo said his tone flat katarina this is
00:09:51chiara rossi the family's most useful asset katarina's blue eyes flashed with innocence her voice sweet
00:09:59it's so nice to meet you vincenzo mentions you all the time he says he doesn't know who'd handle all
00:10:05the
00:10:05family's dirty work without you that must be very hard she deliberately stressed the words dirty
00:10:11work but her face still wore a gentle sympathetic smile it's my honor to serve the family
00:10:19don't say things that could be misunderstood i would never touch an underlure vincenzo nodded
00:10:25satisfied then he turned to katarina darling let me introduce you to the uncles
00:10:35he wrapped an arm around her and led her towards the main hall
00:10:39the family elders were already waiting there one of them uncle antonio looked from me to vincenzo and
00:10:45smiled
00:10:49vincenzo chiara has been by your side for so many years we all thought uncle antonio
00:10:57his face darkened don't say things that could be misunderstood his eyes swept toward me his voice
00:11:04low but clear enough for the entire silent hall to hear i would never touch an underlure i lowered my
00:11:11eyes to hide the pain in them forcing myself to smile uncle antonio you've misunderstood the boss
00:11:17and i have always had a purely professional relationship
00:11:25for a split second vincenzo's expression froze then it was gone the tension in the hall instantly
00:11:33disappeared katarina tightened her grip on vinazzo's arm and flashed me a victorious smile vincenzo walked
00:11:39past me he started to raise his hand like he always did to pat my head in the end he
00:11:44only reached
00:11:45over to straighten katarina's hair then he leaned in close his voice low enough that only i could hear
00:11:51well done remember what you said tonight don't disappoint me the dinner began i sat alone at the
00:12:00far end of the long table watching vincenzo and caterna seated at the head of the table accepting
00:12:07everyone's congratulations vincenzo noticed my gaze he turned and looked at me then
00:12:14he raised his glass his eyes were cold and satisfied like he was praising a well-trained
00:12:19hunting hound i raised my glass as well a perfect smile on my lips i hope you're still smiling in
00:12:26seven days vincenzo when i'm gone for good drew my glock and fired back through the rear window
00:12:31katriana screamed and rocket the dinner ended the armored car was already waiting outside i instinctively
00:12:38moved toward the front passenger seat a single look from vincenzo stopped me in my tracks in the back
00:12:43katarina took his arm and slipped into the spacious middle row
00:12:49and i was shoved into the corner of the back row
00:12:54the car pulled away into the chicago night the next second
00:12:58get down the first bullet shattered the windshield without warning marco yelled wrestling the steering
00:13:04wheel gunfire erupted from all sides bullets hammering the car like hail
00:13:10shit it's the torino family i quickly drew my glock and fired back through the rear window
00:13:16katriana screamed and curled up in vincenzo's arms and he returned fire while shielding her tightly with his
00:13:22body it's okay baby i'm here bang the back tires blew out the entire car spun out of control
00:13:30heading straight for the wall and in that instant i saw him in the side passage a hitter
00:13:36was raising an rpg onto his shoulder rocket and with all his strength he kicked
00:13:45in that single second vincenzo made his choice he grabbed katarina pulling her under him using his
00:13:52back as a shield then he lifted his foot and with all his strength he kicked not at the enemy
00:14:00and me
00:14:01his military boot slamped into the car door beside me and the massive force hurled me out of the vehicle
00:14:15i saw him vincenzo crawled out of the burning wreckage katharina was held tightly in his arms completely unharmed
00:14:25he lowered his head and gently stroked her hair murmuring softly to comfort her then he carried her
00:14:32and ran toward the emergency edge without looking back he didn't even look at me once not from
00:14:41beginning to end i lay on the cold ground listening to the crackling sound of flames devouring metal
00:14:58i almost lost you his voice trembled with lingering fear when i opened my eyes i was already lying in
00:15:08the
00:15:08family's secret medical wing you're awake old dr castellino checked my pupils you're lucky marco dragged
00:15:16you back from the blast right before it went up vincenzo my voice was a rasp
00:15:26the boss is with miss katharina the doctor paused for a moment she was badly shaken i let out a
00:15:35silent
00:15:36bitter laugh shaken doctor turn on the monitor the screen on the wall flickered on and i switched to
00:15:45katiana's room on the screen she was wearing a white silk nightgown propped weakly against the pillows
00:15:53vincenzo was sitting on the edge of the bed feeding her soup spoon by spoon his movements were so gentle
00:16:00like he was handling a priceless treasure i almost lost you his voice trembled with lingering fear i know
00:16:09you saved me she whispered touching his face you're my hero the next second vincenzo pulled a velvet box from
00:16:20his pocket my heart suddenly stopped not for the family not for the alliance just because
00:16:29i love you i love you he got down on one knee he opened the box inside was a massive
00:16:36diamond ring
00:16:38i recognized it the ring passed down to the matriarch of the russo family marry me he looked up at
00:16:45her
00:16:45his eyes full of devotion not for the family not for the alliance just because
00:16:52i love you katiana instantly burst into tears of joy yes of course i will vincenzo slid the ring onto
00:17:00her finger and lowered his head to kiss the back of her hand
00:17:05i stared at the screen until it dissolved into static
00:17:12so
00:17:17he knew how to say the words
00:17:23he just never said them to me
00:17:28stabbing at my eyes my voice like gravel we got it after our first three days later my door opened
00:17:36vincenzo walked in katerina on his arm she wore a white chanel suit the family ring on her left
00:17:42hand glittered stabbing at my eyes vincenzo's voice was flat
00:17:48kiara how are you feeling i said my voice like gravel
00:17:57disappointed
00:18:02katerina walked to my bedside her face a mask of fake concern i've been wanting to see you i heard
00:18:08you were badly hurt protecting us you're so brave protecting you what a fucking joke
00:18:15just doing my job katerina's gaze dropped to the open collar of my hospital gown zeroing in on the
00:18:20small phoenix tattoo just below my colophone we got it after our first firefight together our first
00:18:26secret a flash of jealousy crossed her eyes i thought he was here to erase mine to strip me of
00:18:33our last
00:18:33secret secret but i was wrong she turned to vinezzo her voice sickly sweet darling chiara's tattoo is so
00:18:39unique but i don't really like it it reminds me you have a past i don't know about it makes
00:18:43me feel
00:18:44insecure vincenzo went still he was silent for a few seconds then he took out his phone and dialed your
00:18:51marco
00:18:53get tony over to the hospital with his kit now my blood ran cold
00:19:01tony the family's tattoo artist no he wouldn't
00:19:0720 minutes later tony marcelli walked in carrying a black case he saw me in the bed then looked at
00:19:14vincenzo confused boss you sure you want to do this here i thought he was here to erase mine to
00:19:22strip me of our last secret but i was wrong it was so much worse
00:19:36i'd shoved him out vincenzo took off his own shirt the scars on his chest were suddenly blinding
00:19:44the ones i traced with my fingers after we made love the marks of our life together
00:19:50the one on his left peck from three years ago at the docks
00:20:06i'd shoved him out of the way and took tony the butcher's knife for him
00:20:11he held me covered in blood and lost control for the first time his eyes shot with red as he
00:20:17screamed
00:20:17my name he'd said kiara you're mine no one touches you
00:20:26the bullet greys on the right from five years ago in milandulan we were cornered
00:20:33i used a fake id to talk us past the cops and get us out
00:20:41he kissed my wounds and called him his goddess of victory
00:20:45and now he was going to erase it all right here
00:20:50vincenzo said revealing the much more intricate phoenix on his chest
00:20:56the one i designed for him when i was 19 one of a kind cover it with the russian double
00:21:05-headed eagle
00:21:07he pointed to the phoenix and gave tony his order
00:21:13he grinned out his voice rough his eyes never left her the buzz of the needle was sharp in the
00:21:19quiet
00:21:19room blood seeped out mixing with ink a smear of red before my eyes i watched the phoenix i designed
00:21:26the symbol of our past get tortured consumed and swallowed whole by the eagle that stood for his
00:21:31alliance his new woman does it hurt katrina asked dabbing his sweat with a handkerchief
00:21:41no he grinned out his voice rough his eyes never left her for you nothing hurts
00:21:52two hours later it was done vincenzo's chest was a mess of blood and raw flesh
00:21:57but the snorling russian eagle had completely replaced the phoenix
00:22:04perfect katyana purred kissing his bloody chest now inside and out you belong only to me
00:22:14vincenzo looked at the strange bloody symbol in the mirror he gave katyana a weak but satisfied smile
00:22:23he said but his eyes found mine in the reflection
00:22:31now i'm only yours i want you to build her the perfect gun the same one you custom made for
00:22:37me back
00:22:37then the next morning my burner phone rang
00:22:44come to victor's workshop his voice was cold devoid of emotion one hour katarina needs a new gun
00:22:52you're designing it i refuse this isn't a request chiara don't make me have my men ask you again
00:22:59with that he hung up an hour later i stood in the basement of an abandoned factory vincenzo and
00:23:06katarana were already there vincenzo walked over to me his voice was low enough that only i could hear
00:23:11i want you to build her the perfect gun the same one you custom made for me back then my
00:23:16breathing
00:23:16thing stopped instantly i know you remember every detail his voice was cold to the point of cruelty
00:23:25replicate all of it
00:23:28for her
00:23:30i finally understood
00:23:32he wanted me to cut open our past with my own hands
00:23:36to take everything built from blood and trust
00:23:39wrap it like a gift and hand it to another woman
00:23:44it was a hundred times crueler than covering the tattoo
00:23:50i'm not crafting these love charms for your new lover
00:23:54brilliant
00:23:56victor stared at the blueprint in admiration
00:24:00how long
00:24:02three weeks if miss chiaka is willing to oversee the production oversee the production
00:24:08watch another woman hold the love token forged from my past with him
00:24:13no
00:24:15i shot to my feet my voice horny
00:24:18everyone turned to look at me the next second
00:24:21i grabbed the design i had just finished
00:24:25and in front of everyone
00:24:27i tore it to pieces
00:24:43i'm not crafting these love charms for your new lover
00:24:48don't force me to deal with you by family rules
00:24:52you know what happens to traitors
00:24:54pieces of paper scattered across the floor
00:24:58the rage i had buried for so long finally exploded
00:25:04vincenzo's eyes instantly turned dangerous
00:25:08chiola
00:25:10i turned and walked away
00:25:14if you walk out that door today
00:25:16his voice carried a naked threat
00:25:20don't force me to deal with you by family rules
00:25:24you know what happens to traitors
00:25:28i turned back to look at him
00:25:31my eyes were ice cold
00:25:34then try me
00:25:38i walked away without looking back
00:25:43behind me came katharina's startled scream
00:25:48and vincenzo's furious roar
00:25:52in the picture vincenzo was standing at my favorite private shooting range
00:25:55personally teaching arena how to shoot
00:25:57when i returned to the safe house
00:26:00a gold-embrust invitation was already waiting at the door
00:26:03you are cordially invited to the engagement party of mr vincenzo russo and miss katarina petrov
00:26:08i stared at the beautiful card imagining them picking it out together
00:26:12just then my phone buzzed
00:26:15a photo from marco
00:26:16in the picture vincenzo was standing at my favorite private shooting range
00:26:20personally teaching arena how to shoot
00:26:22and in her hands was the custom sig salar p226 that used to belong to me
00:26:28i slowly flicked open my lighter
00:26:31the flame licked the corner of the invitation
00:26:34i quietly watched it burn
00:26:35watch their names turn into black ash little by little
00:26:38and watch the last pathetic shred of hope inside me burn away completely
00:26:43then i dialed my father's encrypted number
00:26:50papa is it time
00:26:53i watched the invitation crumble into ash
00:26:58it's time we start tonight
00:27:03where did you think you could run
00:27:07i had just zipped the last bag when the door to the safe house was kicked off its hinges
00:27:14vincenzo stood in the doorway his eyes bloodshot blazing with near frenzied rage
00:27:21found you
00:27:24he murmured lowly his voice dangerously akin to a beast about to tear its prey apart
00:27:29my hand went to my gun three strides and he was already in front of me
00:27:33his was faster of course it was always faster
00:27:42where did you think you could run
00:27:43he slammed me hard against the wall his hand clamping my wrist in an unyielding iron visc
00:27:56let go of me vincenzo
00:27:59not until you tell me what you're really up to
00:28:01his hot breath washed over my face laced with the scent of whiskey and fury
00:28:05i struggled fiercely yet he pinned me firmly in place suddenly the rage in his eyes flickered for
00:28:10a moment in its place came an almost broken emotion
00:28:14i've been looking for you all night
00:28:16he said pressing his forehead to mine his voice hunky from exhaustion
00:28:22i thought something happened to you
00:28:25a sharp pain pierced my chest but my reason was clearer than ever
00:28:29this was another trap once again let go of me vincenzo
00:28:34not until you tell me what you're really up to
00:28:37it has nothing to do with you
00:28:40nothing to do with me he let out a cold laugh and gripped my chin tightly
00:28:44you are mine chiara for 10 years every part of you has been branded with the mark of the russos
00:28:50you have no right to claim anything is unrelated to me brands fade with time
00:28:54i stared straight into his eyes they get replaced all the same
00:28:59you and your family you mean nothing to me anymore
00:29:04everything you possess all belong to the russo family you're using my father's oath to pressure
00:29:09me he abruptly reached into his suit inner pocket pulled out a heavy ancient medallion and slammed
00:29:16it hard onto the table it was carved with a twin-headed serpent the blood oath seal of the rossi
00:29:22family
00:29:24my breath came to an abrupt halt your father swore an oath on rossi honor and blood
00:29:29in that moment he was no longer merely vincenzo he was the true dawn
00:29:36every word crushed my heart like heavy stone
00:29:41from the day you were born your life your loyalty everything you possess
00:29:46all belong to the russo family they belong to me
00:29:53i stared fastly at the blood oath seal my blood turning cold inch by inch
00:29:58this was the chain i could never break free from you're using my father's oath to pressure me
00:30:03you will kneel let every family present witness what rossi loyalty truly means if it's the only way
00:30:10to make you obey he picked the medallion back up his gaze turning cold and rigid once more the night
00:30:16after tomorrow the engagement party you will attend he paused for a moment then delivered his final
00:30:22cruelest blow moreover you will personally present karena with the petrov family's pact of peace diamond dagger
00:30:35you will kneel let every family present witness what rossi loyalty truly means
00:30:47i simply watched him silently watched the man i once would have died for now he bound me with family
00:30:53honor and cut me deeply with the sharpest blade of humiliation my voice sounded hollow utterly unlike
00:31:00my own i understand after that
00:31:16good he turned and left satisfied you are my property not my enemy
00:31:30after that he left with his men i stood alone in the wrecked apartment the sunset stretched my shadow
00:31:37long and lonely across the floor a blood oath he was truly using the blood oath against me
00:31:45i slowly picked up the small blade i used for cutting canvas
00:31:52its sharp edge reflected my pale face blood debts
00:31:59i murmured softly my voice lighter than a feather
00:32:06must always be repaid in blood how does it feel to know you were so easily replaced first piece i
00:32:14ever
00:32:14designed chicago's holy name cathedral had never looked so magnificent
00:32:22nearly every crime boss in the city was there the air was thick with expensive perfume and gun bowed
00:32:36and i stood alone in the shadows katana walked toward me
00:32:43she wore a priceless vera wong wedding gown a diamond tiara glittering in her blonde hair
00:32:51like a princess from a fairy tale
00:32:55she stopped in front of me her gaze slowly dropping to my chest
00:33:00around my neck hung a black diamond phoenix necklace
00:33:04it was the first piece i ever designed
00:33:07and the first gift i ever gave vinanzo
00:33:11a few days ago he had marco return it to me
00:33:16poor little phoenix
00:33:19katarina's voice was sickly sweet once its master abandons it all it can do is stay lonely and unwanted
00:33:28she tilted her head slightly her smile vicious tell me chiara how does it feel to know you were so
00:33:36easily replaced
00:33:41i just thought miss chiara looked lonely standing here all by herself a soldier should stay in her place
00:33:48before i could answer vinetso's voice came from behind me
00:33:57darling what are you talking about with my soldier he walked to katiana's side his arm wrapping
00:34:03possessing possessively around her waist
00:34:05he didn't even look at me as if i were nothing more than part of the decoration
00:34:12nothing katerina pouted sweetly
00:34:15i just thought miss chiara looked lonely standing here all by herself
00:34:20a soldier should stay in her place
00:34:23vincenzo's voice was cold and emotionless
00:34:26chiara hold your position
00:34:28i raised my champagne glass a flawless smile rested on my lips
00:34:36yes boss
00:34:42katrina where are you
00:34:47the waltz began vincenzo led katerina into the center of the dance floor
00:34:52then the entire cathedral was swallowed by darkness for one brief second there was silence
00:35:01the roar of automatic rifles rent through the air
00:35:06screams shattering glass tables crashing to the floor
00:35:10get down
00:35:15it's an ambush the torino family in the darkness muzzle flashes flickered like meteors of death
00:35:24katrina
00:35:25for the first time panic completely tore through vincenzo's voice
00:35:29katrina where are you the gunfire intensified windows exploded one after another gunmen poured in
00:35:38from every direction then i saw a small black object cut through the darkness
00:35:43shrieking sharply as it flew toward the center of the dance floor
00:35:47a grenade at that moment time seemed to freeze completely i saw vincenzo and i saw katerina they
00:35:54were curled up on the opposite side of the dance floor and because of where i had moved i was
00:35:59close
00:36:00to vincenzo too at that moment time seemed to freeze completely i saw vincenzo and i saw katerina
00:36:06they were curled up on the opposite side of the dance floor and because of where i had moved
00:36:11i was close to vincenzo too the three of us formed a deadly triangle
00:36:17the grenade landed directly in the center
00:36:22that final burst of self toward her vincenzo saw it
00:36:30the next second his eyes locked onto the terrified katerina then they shifted to me
00:36:40he had one second and he made his choice
00:36:46without even the slightest hesitation
00:36:54he threw himself toward katerina shielding her body with his own
00:36:59even protecting her head he pushed off the ground for momentum
00:37:05and the place he stepped was right beside me he used my position
00:37:12used that final burst of force to launch himself toward her
00:37:18away from me
00:37:25the explosion swallowed everything instantly didn't even check whether the woman who had the explosion
00:37:31swallowed everything instantly the shock wave hurled me violently into a stone pillar
00:37:36i clearly heard the sound of my ribs breaking the phoenix necklace around my neck snapped apart too
00:37:43falling into the pool of my own blood as my vision slowly blurred i saw vincenzo climb out of
00:37:49the rubble in his arms katiana was still held tightly completely unharmed his suit was torn to pieces
00:37:56but in his eyes there was still only her open fire kill every last one of these bastards
00:38:05he roared then he picked her up and rushed toward the cathedral's side exit towards the safest way out
00:38:12gunfire still echoed around us and i lay in my own blood feeling my breathing grow weaker and weaster
00:38:21he never looked back he didn't even spare me a glance didn't even check whether the woman who had
00:38:27bled for him for 10 years was dead or alive he had already made his choice he chose his queen
00:38:35and personally sacrificed his weapon a woman who forces a man to make a choice is dangerous
00:38:45the gunfire finally stopped dim red emergency lights illuminated the ruins scattered across the
00:38:50cathedral vincenzo stood in the center of the hall and across from him stood a man in a long russian
00:38:56military coat katerina's uncle dimitri petrov i need an explanation dimitri's voice was as cold as ice
00:39:05my niece almost died on your territory the torino family will pay for this vincenzo's voice was low and
00:39:14heavy that's not enough dimitri's gaze moved past him and landed on me behind the stone pillar that
00:39:21woman he said slowly she's your liability then he stepped closer to the nanzo his tone turned meaningful
00:39:30a woman who forces a man to make a choice is dangerous my niece will not begin her new life
00:39:37with
00:39:37a threat hanging over her vincenzo said nothing the alliance only stands under one condition dimitri
00:39:47delivered his ultimatum eliminate all internal threats deal with her before the wedding otherwise the alliance
00:39:55is over after saying that dimitri turned and walked away activate the cleanup protocol target chiara rossi
00:40:11the hall fell into a terrifying silence vincenzo stood there alone for a long time without moving
00:40:18then he slowly turned his head across the shattered ruins his eyes met mine there was no struggle left in
00:40:28them anymore only the cold rationality of a dawn remained the next second he raised his radio marco
00:40:38his voice was soft but it crashed into my chest like a hammer activate the cleanup protocol target chiara rossi
00:40:49i suddenly laughed so this was the truth the thing that defeated me was never another woman
00:41:00it was his ambition
00:41:04throat was slit open instantly blood sprayed across the white roses the second man immediately reached i dragged
00:41:10my battered body out through the cathedral side exit and katerina pitrov was already waiting for me in the
00:41:15rose garden a victor's smile rested on her face you heard him don't blame vinenzo for his future you have
00:41:26to disappear
00:41:30one of the guards behind her handed her a syringe he asked me to send you off personally a final
00:41:36mercy
00:41:36at least you'll die cleanly she gave a small nod two large men immediately started walking toward me
00:41:44i pulled the knife from my thigh holster a flash of silver the first man's throat was slid open
00:41:50instantly blood sprayed across the white roses the second man immediately reached for his gun i twisted
00:41:55aside and lunged forward the blade drove straight into his heart the man's eyes widened before he collapsed in
00:42:02disbelief katerina petrov screamed and stumbled backward you're insane you actually killed them
00:42:10i slowly rose to my feet blood still dripped from the knife in my hand because
00:42:16they were trying to kill me katerina petrov suddenly screamed hysterically help help me help me
00:42:24help me chiara's trying to kill me if my men hadn't protected me i'd already be dead the next second
00:42:33hurried footsteps thundered in from every direction the estate guards rushed over at once dozens of guns
00:42:39aimed directly at me then venezo razo appeared he saw the two bodies on the ground he saw the trembling
00:42:49sobbing katerina petrov
00:42:54and he saw me
00:42:57saw the blooded knife in my hand his expression darkened instantly katerina petrov immediately threw
00:43:05herself into his arms tears pouring down her face she's gone crazy she tried to kill me
00:43:13she cried pitifully
00:43:17if my men hadn't protected me i'd already be dead vincenzo russo pulled her tightly against him
00:43:24gently patting her back to comfort her then he drew his gun
00:43:32the muzzle pointed directly at my forehead
00:43:37i'll personally put a bullet through your head
00:43:41the moment the cold metal touched my skin
00:43:45i suddenly found it funny his eyes were filled with violent fury
00:43:50there wasn't a trace of warmth left anymore
00:43:57his roar sounded like a beast's
00:44:01you dare touch her
00:44:04the gun was still pressed against my forehead
00:44:08and his voice dropped into a tone like a death sentence
00:44:13get out of my city if i ever see you into chicago again
00:44:21i'll personally put a bullet through your head
00:44:28katerina petrov cried as she threw herself into his arms
00:44:33but the vicious triumph flashing through her eyes
00:44:37i saw it clearly she tried to kill me she betrayed the family
00:44:45she clutched his suit tightly
00:44:52by the rules you have to execute her yourself
00:44:55tell everyone from this night on kiara rossi is a traitor to the russo family
00:45:00anyone who helps her is an enemy of mine
00:45:02execute me i looked into vinenzo russu's eyes waiting for his sentence
00:45:08his finger tightened on the trigger his dark eyes were a storm of emotions i couldn't read
00:45:13rage conflict and a flicker of exhaustion time stood still
00:45:20then slowly he spoke each word deliberate
00:45:25marco
00:45:30marco stepped out from behind him
00:45:32yes boss
00:45:35get her
00:45:37vincenzo rocco's gun was still on me but his words were for marco
00:45:42and throw her off the estate
00:45:45katerina petrov's sob stopped she looked at vincenzo roo in disbelief vincenzo you
00:45:52vincenzo russo ignored her
00:45:55his eyes were still locked on me
00:45:58cut her off
00:46:00freeze her accounts
00:46:02strike her from the family records
00:46:03the orders came out like machine gun fire everyone a cold blade
00:46:07i don't want to see this face in chicago ever again
00:46:10he paused then delivered the final sentence
00:46:13tell everyone from this night on kiara rossi is a traitor to the russo family
00:46:18anyone who helps her is an enemy of mine
00:46:20without ceremony
00:46:23two guards disarmed me
00:46:25he made me a traitor
00:46:29left me with nothing
00:46:31with no one
00:46:37then he threw me out of his world like a piece of trash
00:46:41it was worse than a bullet
00:46:45it killed my heart
00:46:50my hand went limp
00:46:52the knife fell from my fingers
00:46:56katrina petrov was still glaring at me with pure hate
00:47:01i didn't care anymore
00:47:04marco came forward and grabbed my arm without ceremony
00:47:08two guards disarmed me
00:47:11they dragged me through the manicured lawns
00:47:14past the fountains
00:47:16and out the main gates like a bag of trash
00:47:21they threw me onto the cold asphalt
00:47:24and i heard the gates begin to close behind me
00:47:27sealing off two worlds
00:47:32i laughed
00:47:35then i started coughing up blood
00:47:38with a delete button for a second
00:47:41then i pressed it
00:47:45a black mercedes pulled up silently beside me
00:47:49the door opened
00:47:51it was one of my father's men
00:47:56miss
00:47:57get in
00:47:58on the back seat was a briefcase
00:48:01inside was a new set of identity papers
00:48:06and this
00:48:10the driver handing me a new phone
00:48:13i took it
00:48:14then i took out my old phone
00:48:17the screen lit up
00:48:19the first name on my contact list was vincenzo
00:48:22next to it was a small red heart i had put there myself
00:48:26i looked at the name
00:48:27my finger slid down the screen
00:48:30marco tony
00:48:31dr castellano
00:48:33every name was a piece of my past
00:48:35written in blood and fire
00:48:38my face was a blank mask
00:48:39i started delighting
00:48:43one by one
00:48:47photos
00:48:49messages
00:48:50finally only vincenzo's name was left
00:48:54i held my finger on it
00:48:55the confirmation box popped up
00:48:59my finger paused over the delete button for a second
00:49:04then i pressed it
00:49:06ohio international airport
00:49:08vip lounge
00:49:10my father sat across from me
00:49:12he handed me a coffee
00:49:16ready
00:49:18ready
00:49:20i took out the black diamond phoenix necklace
00:49:23the one that had fallen into the blood at the party
00:49:26it had once been my most treasured possession
00:49:28i looked at it at the broken bloodstained bird
00:49:33then i stood up walked to the trash can in the lounge and opened my hand
00:49:37it landed with a soft dull thud like my ten dead years
00:49:41the boarding announcement came over the speakers
00:49:44now boarding flight to florence
00:49:46i stood and grabbed my carry-on
00:49:49i pulled the sim card from my old phone
00:49:52between my thumb and forefinger
00:49:54i snapped the small piece of plastic in two
00:49:56the pieces joined the necklace in the trash
00:49:59i slipped on my sungla glasses
00:50:02turning my face toward the gate
00:50:06i'm ready papa
00:50:08i took my father's arm and walked toward the gate
00:50:12behind me the lights of chicago burnt bright
00:50:15a city of ghosts
00:50:17it had nothing to do with me anymore
00:50:19chiara rossi was dead
00:50:23and i was walking away from her grave
00:50:27she laughed sweetly
00:50:29then she drove the blades straight toward my
00:50:32the bells of holy name cathedral echoed slowly through the air
00:50:36i stood at the altar my eyes fixed on the massive oak doors
00:50:41this wasn't a wedding
00:50:42it was a goddamn performance
00:50:46the heavy oak doors slowly opened
00:50:49katarina dressed in a priceless wedding gown walked toward me like a saint
00:50:53but i felt nothing
00:50:54only a cold premonation
00:50:57like a man walking toward the gallows
00:51:00the priest continued reading the vows
00:51:03vincenzo russo do you take
00:51:06i do
00:51:09katina looked up at me
00:51:11there was a strange icy glint in her blue eyes
00:51:15kathrina petrov do you take
00:51:17katiana's hand suddenly reached for the garter on her thigh
00:51:20a diamond-stuckled dagger appeared in her hand
00:51:24i do
00:51:26she laughed sweetly
00:51:27then she drove the blades straight toward my heart
00:51:31take you to hell
00:51:35blood immediately stained my white shirt red
00:51:39at the same time
00:51:41the roar of automatic rifles tore through the holy cathedral
00:51:45ambush
00:51:48protect the boss
00:51:49i grabbed katrina by the throat and slammed her hard against the altar
00:51:53why
00:51:54she burst into manic laughter
00:51:56her face turned red from the lack of air
00:51:58but her eyes burned with terrifying excitement
00:52:02she gasped for breath
00:52:05this was a trap
00:52:08a trap
00:52:09a trap to swallow the entire russo family
00:52:13her voice hissed like a venomous snake
00:52:15and you personally sent away the only woman in this world who would take a bullet for you
00:52:21now
00:52:23it's your turn
00:52:25my blood frozen instantly
00:52:27she suddenly smiled even more viciously
00:52:30the attack at the enagement party
00:52:35i arranged that too
00:52:37she admired the color draining from my face and let out a triumphant laugh
00:52:41tell me vincenzo
00:52:44when you personally kicked her towards that explosion
00:52:49how much do you think she hated you
00:52:54too late husband
00:52:59in that instant
00:53:01my world completely collapsed
00:53:04not because of kiteri reina's betrayal
00:53:06not because my family was under attack
00:53:10it was because i finally understood
00:53:16i hadn't just lost a tool
00:53:18i'd lost my shield
00:53:20my only salvation
00:53:22and i was the executioner who pushed her away
00:53:26kiara
00:53:28a raw animalistic roar from my throat
00:53:33not from the pain in my chest
00:53:36but from a regret so sharp it was tearing me apart
00:53:39katerina's laughter grew wilder
00:53:42too late husband
00:53:44she hissed her nails digging into my arm
00:53:47her voice dripping with vengeance
00:53:49it's too late
00:53:53on the third day after everything ended i locked myself inside her old studio
00:53:58i smashed every russian decoration
00:54:02behind a broken section of the wall i found it
00:54:05a hidden safe
00:54:06i entered her birthday
00:54:10click
00:54:14it opened
00:54:16there were no weapons
00:54:17no intelligence files
00:54:19only a black leather notebook
00:54:23i opened the first page
00:54:25her neat handwriting came into view
00:54:27jan 15 something's wrong with the petrov family's money flow
00:54:31feb 20 intercepted russian communications
00:54:33they're talking about a cleanup
00:54:35the target us
00:54:37mart 10 confirmed
00:54:39the marriage the marriage is a trap
00:54:42they want to swallow the russo family
00:54:45my hands began to shake
00:54:48mar 22
00:54:50the engagement party is approaching
00:54:51i have to warn venazzo he doesn't trust me anymore
00:54:56i flipped to the final page
00:54:57the date was the day before i exiled her
00:55:00app one
00:55:02last chance
00:55:03i have to tell him tonight
00:55:05i have to protect him even if he hates me for it
00:55:08i give up vincenzo
00:55:10i don't love you anymore
00:55:12no
00:55:15no
00:55:16no
00:55:16i collapsed into the ruins like a wounded beast that had forgotten how to howl
00:55:2010 years of loyalty
00:55:2210 years of protection
00:55:25what the fuck had i done
00:55:31chiara
00:55:37i'm coming for you
00:55:40i flew across all of europe
00:55:43i activated every lead in the russo intelligence network
00:55:47i placed a bounty across the entire underworld
00:55:50find chiara rossi i want her alive or i want her body
00:55:53i want to know where she was last seen
00:55:55who she met what she said
00:55:56i want to know everything
00:55:58for the first time i realized
00:56:01all the power and money in the world meant nothing
00:56:05without her i wanted none of it
00:56:08two years later
00:56:10sicily an abandoned church
00:56:13half restored frocos covered the walls
00:56:16the brush strokes the colors
00:56:18the restoration technique
00:56:21so familiar my hands trembling
00:56:23i stepped closer and carefully scraped away a tiny patch of paint in the lower corner
00:56:29beneath the top layer i saw a phoenix rising from flames
00:56:33it was her
00:56:35she had been here
00:56:35i dropped to my knees before the fresco
00:56:38my fingers lightly touching the tiny phoenix
00:56:42i didn't cry
00:56:44i didn't laugh
00:56:45i only let out a broken desperate sound
00:56:48like a lone wolf finally finding the trail of its prey
00:56:52chiara
00:56:54i'm coming for you
00:56:57get your filthy hands off my daughter
00:57:01in a private room at a three michelin star restaurant in florence
00:57:05i sat there watching the three members of the russo family across from me
00:57:09my father lorenzo rossi sat beside me like a silent lion
00:57:17lorenzo the old don russo said quietly
00:57:21i apologize for my son's actions
00:57:24an apology
00:57:25my father sneered
00:57:27your son almost got my daughter killed
00:57:30you think an apology is enough
00:57:32get up my child
00:57:35elena vinciso's mother looked at me with guilt in her eyes
00:57:40senora i cut her off
00:57:42my tone polite but sharp as a blade
00:57:45i stopped being your child a long time ago
00:57:48at that moment the private room door was shoved open
00:57:52vincenzo walked straight toward me and tried to take my hand
00:57:55completely ignoring my father's warning glare
00:57:57in an instant my father's gun was pressed against vinenzo's temple
00:58:01get your filthy hands lorenzo's voice was ice
00:58:08off my daughter
00:58:10dad
00:58:12it's better if we put everything on the table tonight
00:58:15once and for all
00:58:18vincenzo thought he still had a chance
00:58:20what he got instead was a public trial
00:58:24you used me as her human shield
00:58:26enough
00:58:29don russo i began my voice clear and calm as it carried across the room
00:58:34since your son believes the past was just a series of misunderstandings
00:58:39i don't mind repeating everything
00:58:41in front of all our elders i rose to my feet
00:58:46like a witness taking the stand
00:58:50first the tunnel incident
00:58:53the rocket attack
00:58:55you used me as her human shield
00:58:58elena gasped one hand flying to her mouth
00:59:01second
00:59:02the engagement party
00:59:04the grenade
00:59:05you chose to protect her again leaving me behind to face the explosion alone
00:59:10the old dawn's face turned rigid as stone
00:59:13to please your new woman
00:59:15you pinned me down while that needle carved a russian eagle over my phoenix
00:59:20vincenzo lowered his head and said nothing like a sinner waiting for judgment
00:59:25i paused
00:59:27staring directly at him
00:59:28and
00:59:29you ordered my elimination for the sake of your new alliance
00:59:33vincenzo were those misunderstandings too
00:59:37the old dawn suddenly shot to his feet and strode toward his son
00:59:44the sharp sound of the slap echoed through the room
00:59:48the old dawn roared
00:59:51you worthless piece of
00:59:52shit
00:59:53you disgrace this family
00:59:55my father slowly rose as well
00:59:57he pulled an ancient dagger from inside his coat
01:00:01lorenzo dawn
01:00:02the family grim carved into the handle
01:00:05the old dawn tried to stop him
01:00:07but my father ignored him
01:00:08he sliced across his own left palm
01:00:11blood welled up instantly
01:00:13i
01:00:14lorenzo rossi
01:00:15his voice was cold and solemn
01:00:18swear upon the blood of my family
01:00:20and hereby declare
01:00:21the blood pact forged 20 years ago to repay a life debt is
01:00:25from this moment forward dissolved
01:00:27the debt has been repaid
01:00:29vincenzo suddenly lifted his head
01:00:32terror in his eyes unlike anything i had ever seen
01:00:35my father said pointing the blooded dagger at vincenzo
01:00:40i'm not finished
01:00:42i personally place a blood debt upon vincenzo russo
01:00:46for stealing 10 years of her life for every betrayal
01:00:50for every humiliation brought upon my family
01:00:54every word from lorenzo was forged from ice
01:00:57he will repay it with his own blood
01:01:01vincenzo finally spoke
01:01:02his voice harky
01:01:04father no
01:01:08my father sneered
01:01:11begging now
01:01:12too late
01:01:16dad i stepped forward and gently placed my hand over my father's
01:01:21words he looked at me let him live with it i said my eyes fixed on vincenzo's colorless
01:01:26face my voice was calm but cruel a bullet is a mercy and he hasn't earned it
01:01:32katarina petrov colluded with an internal russo trader sal de luca to set a marriage trap
01:01:37i spent the entire night sorting through vincenzo's madness over the past two years
01:01:42along with the chaos inside the russo family using my top clee intelligence skills
01:01:47i locked onto katarina's hideout in prague
01:01:50dad
01:01:51i said setting the intel files down my eyes cold
01:01:54that woman katarina the remaining petrov loyalists and the russo traders who helped her
01:02:00they all deserve judgment
01:02:02my father nodded and walked with me into the secret tribunal chamber of the high commission
01:02:06the commission will now hear the grievance of the rossi family against the petro family
01:02:11and their conspirators the chairman's voice altered by a scrambler was devoid of emotion
01:02:19petitioner chiara robbie your statement i rose to my feet and threw a stack of documents onto
01:02:24the table two years ago katarina petrov i looked directly at her giving her nowhere to
01:02:28hide colluded with an internal russo trader sal de luca to set a marriage trap the goal was to
01:02:33absorb the russo family and eliminate me multiple times the defendants present today were all her
01:02:38accomplices you once off desperate screams instantly erupt and crawled toward me tears and snot your
01:02:46honors i rest my case they are the guilty i demand judgment under the old laws
01:02:5330 minutes later the commission announced its verdict katarina petrov for conspiracy murder of an
01:02:59ally and betrayal sal de luna for treason against his family and collusion with an enemy the three
01:03:04remaining petrov members for accessory to murder by the old laws all are sentenced to death desperate
01:03:13screams instantly erupted from the defendant's box katiana completely broke down she slid from her chair
01:03:19and crawled toward me tears and snot covering her face tiara no miss rossi please i don't want to die
01:03:27i was wrong please let me go i looked down at her expressionlessly then i slowly crouched beside her
01:03:35and whispered softly into her ear you once offered me a dignified death so tell me do you feel dignified
01:03:45right now
01:03:50the hearing ended after we walked outside my father said to me you did well i lifted my head and
01:03:58looked
01:03:58at chicago's cold sky this is only the beginning i said quietly the one who truly owes a debt is
01:04:05vincenzo
01:04:06and now it's his turn to pay
01:04:11i'm not here for them he had tried to pull himself together dressed in an expensive
01:04:33brionio suit trying to preserve the last scraps of a mafia dunes dignity but the bloodshot eyes and the
01:04:40exhaustion he couldn't hide exposed him completely the moment he saw me he threw away his cigarette and
01:04:47strode towards me what are you doing here i stopped walking the bodyguards behind me instantly moved to
01:04:53shield me i heard about the hearing
01:05:03his voice was harnsey and i sneered here to collect the bodies
01:05:12no
01:05:15then are you here to ask why i touched your people i'm not here for them
01:05:24emotion cracked through his voice i'm here for you
01:05:29there was a trace of pleading in his voice chiara please
01:05:36i ignored him and turned toward my car suddenly he rushed forward and spread his arms to block my path
01:05:46chiara please there was a trace of pleading in his voice five minutes
01:05:53i looked at him then at my bodyguards stand down i ordered coldly they stepped back i didn't get into
01:06:04the car
01:06:05i simply stood there on the busy street in front of all our people staring at him coldly whatever you
01:06:10want
01:06:11to say say it here
01:06:16my voice wasn't loud but it lashed him like a whip
01:06:21let everyone hear what the once great don rosso has to say to me now vincenzo's face flushed red
01:06:27then turned pale again but he chose to submit
01:06:31i'm sorry
01:06:33he said
01:06:34the words struggling out of him
01:06:37i know i was wrong i
01:06:39i pulled out my phone and started recording holding the screen toward him go on
01:06:46i said coldly the screen reflecting his shame
01:06:50for evidence
01:06:52so you can't deny it later
01:06:55what i want is to watch you kneel right here a violent tremor ran through vincenzo's body
01:07:02pain and humiliation flashed through his eyes but he forced himself to continue
01:07:08i was blind i was a fool i destroyed everything with my own hands
01:07:15his voice grew quieter thick with regret
01:07:18chiara if you forgive me anything
01:07:21he pleaded
01:07:23money power all of chicago it's yours if you want it
01:07:28finished
01:07:30i put away my phone my tone icy
01:07:34he froze stunned by my flat reaction
01:07:38that's it that's all you wanted to say
01:07:42a knocking smile curved across my lips
01:07:45vincenzo you still don't understand understand what
01:07:49you think i ever wanted your chicago
01:07:52i shook my head and slowly walked toward him until only one step separated us
01:07:59i raised my hand and gently brushed the collar of his suit just like i used to when we were
01:08:04close
01:08:05a flicker of hope flashed through his eyes then i leaned closer my voice low carrying a venom
01:08:11only he could understand what i want is to watch you kneel right here kneel and beg me
01:08:24the hope in his eyes shattered into despair and pain
01:08:30i stepped back my face turning cold again
01:08:34looks like you can't do it
01:08:36right here kneel and beg me i turned toward the car
01:08:42so don't bother me again
01:08:44the car started and slowly pulled away
01:08:47chiara he shouted desperately behind me
01:08:51i love you i've always loved you
01:08:54i signaled for the driver to stop
01:08:57the window rolled down i looked back at him expressionlessly
01:09:02vincenzo my voice was calm like stating a fact
01:09:08you don't love me
01:09:10i paused then delivered the final blow you love the version of me in your head
01:09:17the one who obeyed you the one who would die for you without hesitation
01:09:21you killed her eventually
01:09:29vincenzo was brought before me i raised the window and the car sped away
01:09:35behind me vincenzo collapsed onto the cold unforgiving street inside the car a bodyguard handed me a file
01:09:43miss our sources report that the russo family's three main shipping terminals in chicago were attacked
01:09:49simultaneously tonight unknown forces heavy losses
01:09:52through the rearview mirror i watched the shrinking figure kneeling in the street
01:09:58a cold smile touched my lips that
01:10:02was only the interest
01:10:04under the family's operation the video was sent through encrypted channels directly to the five core russo
01:10:09cup outs along with every ambitious wolf eyeing vincenzo's throne
01:10:14and coincidentally forged scans of an alleged ancestral land deed
01:10:19were anonymously emailed to every one of them
01:10:22the message implied this was a secret deal vincenzo had made in order to win chiara rossi back
01:10:30what they would see was a king kneeling
01:10:33and in our world weakness was a death sentence
01:10:38the wolves would come running to feast
01:10:41eventually
01:10:44vincenzo was brought before me at the face i had loved for 10 years and hated for two
01:10:53i looked into his eyes filled with pain and regret my voice trembling
01:10:58now
01:11:01i said i'm ending all of this he didn't move he just knelt there a strange broken smile even appeared
01:11:12on his lips
01:11:16do it
01:11:21he whispered softly and end it i deserve it
01:11:25my finger rested on the trigger
01:11:28one small movement and everything would be over
01:11:33i looked at him
01:11:35at the face i had loved for 10 years and hated for two
01:11:40i saw the faint outline of the double-headed eagle tattoo beneath his shirt
01:11:53the gunshot echoed across the estate
01:11:56vincenzo's body jolted violently
01:11:59and beside him a fresh bullet hole appeared in the ground
01:12:04i hadn't killed him
01:12:06why
01:12:07he looked at me his voice full of confusion
01:12:10because if i kill you i said hollowly
01:12:14then i become you
01:12:16i didn't want to become a cold-blooded monster enslaved by hatred in the past
01:12:23your punishment isn't death vincenzo
01:12:30i looked at his shattered expression and delivered the final judgment
01:12:34it's living you have to keep living with everything you've done with those ghosts forever
01:12:43i looked out the window at last sunlight broke through the clouds
01:12:48the war was over and i survived
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