Chapter 146: The Matriarch's Wisdom
Irina Volkov’s brownstone in Park Slope was a fortress as much as it was a home.
Anya was searched at the door. Politely but thoroughly. Then led through opulent rooms to a private study.
Irina sat by a fireplace. Seventy years old and sharp as shattered glass. She gestured to the chair in front o...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Golden Child
2. Chapter 2: Cracks in the Foundation
3. Chapter 3: The Discovery
4. Chapter 4: Gathering Fire
5. Chapter 5: Public Reckoning
6. Chapter 6: The Unraveling
7. Chapter 7: The Price of Betrayal
8. Chapter 8: Rock Bottom
9. Chapter 9: Finding Ground
10. Chapter 10: Ghosts
11. Chapter 11: The Weight of Truth
12. Chapter 12: The Morning After
13. Chapter 13: Preparation
14. Chapter 14: Into the Belly of the Beast
15. Chapter 15: Terms of War
16. Chapter 16: The Wire
17. Chapter 17: The Bluff
18. Chapter 18: The Real Plan
19. Chapter 19: The Devil's Bargain
20. Chapter 20: The Truth at Last
21. Chapter 21: Contact
22. Chapter 22: The Waiting Game
23. Chapter 23: The Hunter Becomes Prey
24. Chapter 24: Emergency Protocol
25. Chapter 25: Three-Way War
26. Chapter 26: The Steel Mill Trap
27. Chapter 27: In the Darkness
28. Chapter 28: The Point of No Return
29. Chapter 29: The Final Betrayal
30. Chapter 30: The Final Deal
31. Chapter 31: The Call
32. Chapter 32: The Heist
33. Chapter 33: The Escape
34. Chapter 34: Six Hours to Dawn
35. Chapter 35: Heat of Battle
36. Chapter 36: In the Fire
37. Chapter 37: The Senator's Game
38. Chapter 38: The Devil's Wrath
39. Chapter 39: The Senator's Assets
40. Chapter 40: The Aunt's Gambit
41. Chapter 41: Breach
42. Chapter 42: Blood and Steel
43. Chapter 43: Awakening
44. Chapter 44: Reckoning
45. Chapter 45: The Mother's Pain
46. Chapter 46: Reunion Under Fire
47. Chapter 47: New Rules
48. Chapter 48: Underground
49. Chapter 49: Fire and Control
50. Chapter 50: After the Fire
51. Chapter 51: Old Ghosts
52. Chapter 52: Breaking Point
53. Chapter 53: The Network Decides
54. Chapter 54: The Vote
55. Chapter 55: War Plans and Want
56. Chapter 56: Final Preparations
57. Chapter 57: Before the Storm
58. Chapter 58: Into Hell
59. Chapter 59: No Mercy
60. Chapter 60: Gods of War
61. Chapter 61: Declaration
62. Chapter 62: Breaking Chains
63. Chapter 63: Awakening
64. Chapter 64: The Price of Power
65. Chapter 65: Into the Network
66. Chapter 66: Return to Flesh
67. Chapter 67: The Claiming
68. Chapter 68: The Morning After
69. Chapter 69: Senator Morrison's Fall
70. Chapter 70: Stolen Moments
71. Chapter 71: The Council's Invitation
72. Chapter 72: The Meeting
73. Chapter 73: Trust and Betrayal
74. Chapter 74: The Hunt Begins
75. Chapter 75: Breaking Chains
76. Chapter 76: Declaration of War
77. Chapter 77: Aftermath
78. Chapter 78: The Sit-Down
79. Chapter 79: The Double Cross
80. Chapter 80: Blood and Business
81. Chapter 81: Consequences
82. Chapter 82: The Memorial
83. Chapter 83: Atlanta
84. Chapter 84: Safe Harbor
85. Chapter 85: Surrender
86. Chapter 86: The Cure
87. Chapter 87: Extraction
88. Chapter 88: Reunion
89. Chapter 89: The Collection
90. Chapter 90: Infiltration
91. Chapter 91: Breach
92. Chapter 92: The Choice
93. Chapter 93: Going Public
94. Chapter 94: Settling Dust
95. Chapter 95: Back to Business
96. Chapter 96: New Players
97. Chapter 97: Territorial
98. Chapter 98: Brooklyn Reckoning
99. Chapter 99: Moves and Countermoves
100. Chapter 100: Fractures
101. Chapter 101: Cold Morning
102. Chapter 102: The Devil's Deal
103. Chapter 103: Shattered Glass
104. Chapter 104: Reclamation (Part I)
105. Chapter 105: Reclamation (Part II)
106. Chapter 106: Dawn's Promise
107. Chapter 107: Back to Blood
108. Chapter 108: Shut Up and Fight
109. Chapter 109: Into the Fire
110. Chapter 110: Wounds and Words
111. Chapter 111: The Waiting
112. Chapter 112: Balancing Act
113. Chapter 113: Morning After
114. Chapter 114: The Call
115. Chapter 115: The Brewery
116. Chapter 116: Coming Home
117. Chapter 117: Carmine's
118. Chapter 118: Brighton Beach
119. Chapter 119: The Church
120. Chapter 120: The First Day
121. Chapter 121: The Message
122. Chapter 122: War Council
123. Chapter 123: Three Fires
124. Chapter 124: Fortress
125. Chapter 125: The Assault
126. Chapter 126: The Response
127. Chapter 127: Red Hook
128. Chapter 128: All Fronts
129. Chapter 129: The Lieutenant
130. Chapter 130: The Interrogation
131. Chapter 131: The Heart
132. Chapter 132: The Rescue
133. Chapter 133: Captive
134. Chapter 134: The Devil is Coming
135. Chapter 135: Breaking Free
136. Chapter 136: The Trap
137. Chapter 137: Midnight
138. Chapter 138: Extraction
139. Chapter 139: The Truth
140. Chapter 140: The Coalition
141. Chapter 141: Preparations
142. Chapter 142: First Contact
143. Chapter 143: Per Se
144. Chapter 144: The Response
145. Chapter 145: Temptation
146. Chapter 146: The Matriarch's Wisdom
147. Chapter 147: The Refusal
148. Chapter 148: First Blood
149. Chapter 149: Endgame
150. Chapter 150: Preparations
151. Chapter 151: The Devil Arrives
152. Chapter 152: Seventy-Two Hours
153. Chapter 153: Counter-Strike
154. Chapter 154: The Fall
155. Chapter 155: New Order
156. Chapter 156: Partnership
157. Chapter 157: The First Test
158. Chapter 158: Hidden Alliances
159. Chapter 159: The Trap Springs
160. Chapter 160: The Devil's Rage
161. Chapter 161: Counterplay
162. Chapter 162: Ashes and Allies
163. Chapter 163: Aftermath
164. Chapter 164: Family Ghosts
165. Chapter 165: New Foundations
166. Chapter 166: The Sister's Offer
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