XVII. “Failure is not an option.”
My throat tightens with that raw truth, because I know exactly what he means. Because, in a way, we’re in the same boat—only he’s been floating in it for thirty years, while I’ve barely just climbed aboard.
“And what about you?” he throws back, not rushed, but firm. “Did you want to be here?”
“No.” ...
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Chapters
1. I. “I have a job for you.”
2. II. Ad Finem Fidelis
3. III. “Prove you can do it.”
4. IV. Why are you so nervous?
5. V. The devil made me do it
6. VI. Unwanted child
7. VII. Black, tight-fitting silk dress
8. VIII. Twisted little test
9. IX. “Control, order, obedience.”
10. X. Well-kept secret
11. XI. “…You’re shaking.”
12. XII. First rule
13. XIII. Delicious struggle
14. XIV. This cannot happen again
15. XV. Welcome to Milan
16. XVI. Cesare’s most trusted man
17. XVII. “Failure is not an option.”
18. XVIII. There’s no turning back.
19. XIX. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
20. XX. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
21. XXI. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
22. XXII. Monster among monsters
23. XXIII. “Insufferable.”
24. XXIV. “Tell me your name.”
25. XXV. Smell of Blood
26. XXVI. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
27. XXVII. Stained. Small. Red.
28. XXVIII. “Why are you telling me this?”
29. XXIX. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
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