No grown man dared to touch the injured beast, but a three-year-old girl walked up to him with a washcloth and changed everything.
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Chapter 8 / 10
Chapter 8 - The Aftermath
The Valentis were no longer a problem. By dawn, the news of the massacre had cleared the underworld. The Moretti empire was stronger than ever, but the man at the top was different.
Alessandro sat in his study, nursing a drink. Sophia stood in the doorway, her hand still bandaged.
"Why?" she asked. "You didn't have to go yourself."
"I owed you," he said. "And I owed him." He gestured to Bruno, who was sleeping at Emma’s feet in the corner of the room.
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"You’re a good man, Alessandro," she said softly.
"I’m a monster, Sophia. But I’m a monster who has decided to guard this specific house."
