Valeria

The estate had gone quieter than I expected. After everything Aurelio had done to prepare for Dante's arrival, I had expected my path to be filled with resistance. I had expected traps, more guards, and another attempt to slow us down. A man like Aurelio did not surrender territory easily, especially when that territory contained the last pieces of control he still believed he had.

But as I moved through the eastern side of the estate, the reality became clear. He ...