Between Two Empires
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Last published Thu, Sep 24, 2026
Fifteen-year-old Anu Singh has lost the only person she could hold on to, her mother. Alone in a quiet, empty house, grief is all she knows... until she discovers a hidden letter from her mother. Inside, a flight ticket to Italy, old photographs of smiling children, and a family Anu has never met. Could this be the life her mother wanted for her? Or is it the beginning of a journey that will change everything?
Across continents, two of the most dangerous families in the criminal world are closing in on the same secret. The Moretti family, feared in Italy for their mafia empire and business legacy, and the Volkov family, infamous in Russia for their ruthless power and generational dominance, have been locked in a rivalry that could ignite a war.
Now, both are searching for a mother-daughter duo lost for 15 years. How is Anu connected to them? Who will find her first? And why do these legendary families care so much about one girl?
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