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Last published Tue, Apr 14, 2026
In the shadows of Florence, blood is inheritance, and betrayal is destiny.
In 1742, a creed was sworn in silence-a vow binding the Mezzasalma family to power, secrecy, and blood. Generations later, that vow demands its heirs.
When Emiliano and Caterina Mezzasalma are brutally slain in America, their children, Lilith, Amadeo, and Inizio, are thrust into a war their parents never spoke of. Pursued by assassins, hunted by hidden councils, and surrounded by allies who may be enemies, the siblings must uncover the truth of their legacy before it consumes them.
Every secret bleeds. Every shadow hunts.
To survive, they must become the very thing they fear.
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