Chapter 22 -THE BROTHER
The first sign of his return was laughter.
It echoed through the marble foyer of the De Luca estate — sharp, careless, a sound that didn’t belong in a house built on silence and control.
Isabella froze mid-step as the front doors swung open, and a tall man stepped inside, tossing a duffel bag to t...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 -THE RETURN
2. Chapter 2 GHOSTS OF THE PAST
3. Chapter 3 -THE DE LUCA EMPIRE
4. Chapter 4 - CROSSING PATHS
5. Chapter 5 - THE OFFER
6. Chapter 6 - THE WARNING 
7. Chapter 7 - BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
8. Chapter 8 -THE FIRST TEST
9. Chapter 9 -THE DINNER
10. Chapter 10 - THE SHADOW NETWORK
11. Chapter 11 - THE FIRST CRACK
12. Chapter 12 -GLIMPSES OF THE DON
13. Chapter 13 -TEMPTATION BEGINS
14. Chapter 14 -THE MASK SLIPS
15. Chapter 15 -THE TRAP
16. Chapter 16 -THE BALL
17. Chapter 17 -BLOOD IN THE ALLEY
18. Chapter 18 -THE AFTERMATH
19. Chapter 19 -THE LIE DEEPENS
20. Chapter 20 -THE ENEMY MOVES
21. Chapter 21 -THE STORM INSIDE
22. Chapter 22 -THE BROTHER
23. Chapter 23 -THE POWER PLAY
24. Chapter 24 -WHISPERS OF THE PAST
25. Chapter 25 -THE GIFT
26. Chapter 26 -BLOOD AND LOYALTY
27. Chapter 27 -THE WARNING CALL
28. Chapter 28 -THE CONFRONTATION
29. Chapter 29 -THE NIGHT ON THE BALCONY
30. Chapter 30 -THE RIVAL’S MESSAGE
31. Chapter 31 -THE PROTECTOR
32. Chapter 32 -SECRETS IN THE DARK
33. Chapter 33 -THE KISS
34. Chapter 34 -THE CONFESSION
35. Chapter 35 -THE FIRE AND SILK
36. Chapter 36 -THE SPY’S GUILT
37. Chapter 37 -SHADOWS OF TRUTH
38. Chapter 38 -THE RIVAL’S STRIKE
39. Chapter 39 -THE VOW
40. Chapter 40 -THE CLIFFHANGER
41. Chapter 41 -THE WOMAN IN THE SHADOWS
42. Chapter 42 -ECHOES OF GIANNI
43. Chapter 43 -THE DINNER TRAP
44. Chapter 44 -THE VENTURI SPY
45. Chapter 45 -THE MASK CRACKS
46. Chapter 46 -MATTEO’S GAME
47. Chapter 47 -THE THREATENED WITNESS
48. Chapter 48 -THE ALMOST CONFESSION
49. Chapter 49 -THE FIRST BULLET
50. Chapter 50 -THE SECRET FILE
51. Chapter 51 -MATTEO’S WARNING
52. Chapter 52 -THE NIGHT HE BREAKS
53. Chapter 53 -THE INTERROGATION ROOM
54. Chapter 54 -ISABELLA’S LINE IN THE SAND
55. Chapter 55 -THE BLACKMAIL LETTER
56. Chapter 56 -DUAL LOYALTIES
57. Chapter 57 -MATTEO’S KISS
58. Chapter 58 -THE COLD WAR BEGINS
59. Chapter 59 -THE SECRET MEETING
60. Chapter 60 -LORENZO’S RAGE
61. Chapter 61 -THE RED HANDKERCHIEF
62. Chapter 62 -MATTEO’S PROPOSITION
63. Chapter 63 -THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
64. Chapter 64 -LORENZO’S DISCOVERY
65. Chapter 65 THE BLOOD OATH
66. Chapter 66 -THE LOCKED DOOR
67. Chapter 67 - THE STORMING OF THE ESTATE
68. Chapter 68 -THE AFTERMATH
69. Chapter 69 - The KNIFE IN THE DARK
70. Chapter 70 -THE TURNING POINT
71. Chapter 71 - THE HEIRLOOM
72. Chapter 72 -THE MIDNIGHT CONVERSATIONS
73. Chapter 73 -MATTEO OVERHEARS
74. Chapter 74 -THE WAR COUNCIL
75. Chapter 75 -THE LIE THAT SAVES HER
76. Chapter 76 -THE SAFEHOUSE
77. Chapter 77 -THE TRACKER DEVICE
78. Chapter 78 -THE BREAKING POINT
79. Chapter 79 -THE LOST FILE
80. Chapter 80 -THE KNIFE’S EDGE
81. Chapter 81 -THE CHOICE HE CAN’T TAKE BACK
82. Chapter 82 -MATTEO MAKES HIS MOVE
83. Chapter 83 -THE LIE BETWEEN THEM
84. Chapter 84 -BLOOD IN THE STREETS
85. Chapter 85 - THE FIRST EXECUTION
86. Chapter 86 -MATTEO’S TRAP
87. Chapter 87 -THE HIDDEN RECORDING
88. Chapter 88 -TRUST IS A LOADED GUN
89. Chapter 89 -THE NIGHT LORENZO BREAKS AGAIN
90. Chapter 90 -THE ATTEMPTED COUP
91. Chapter 91 -THE BROTHER’S BETRAYAL
92. Chapter 92 -THE SAFE HOUSE BURNS
93. Chapter 93 -THE MESSAGE IN BLOOD
94. Chapter 94 -THE CONFESSION AT GUNPOINT
95. Chapter 95 -THE TRUTH THAT SHATTERS HIM
96. Chapter 96 -CHOOSING LOVE OVER POWER
97. Chapter 97 -THE COUNCIL REVOLTS
98. Chapter 98 -MATTEO’S FINAL OFFER
99. Chapter 99 -THE WOMAN WHO CHOOSES WAR
100. Chapter 100 THE FALL OF THE DE LUCAS
101. Chapter 101 -EXILE
102. Chapter 102 -LOVE WITHOUT ILLUSION
103. Chapter 103 -THE GHOSTS OF THEIR PARENTS
104. Chapter 104 -THE PLAN TO END IT ALL
105. Chapter 105 - MATTEO’S CORONATION
106. Chapter 106 -THE DOUBLE CROSS
107. Chapter 107 - BLOOD CALLS FOR BLOOD
108. Chapter 108 -ISABELLA’S CAPTURE
109. Chapter 109 -THE TRUTH MATTEO FEARS
110. Chapter 110 -THE BROTHER’S END
111. Chapter 111 -THE FINAL WAR
112. Chapter 112 -THE PRICE OF VICTORY
113. Chapter 113 -THE CHOICE ISABELLA MAKES
114. Chapter 114 - THE BURNING EMPIRE
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