Escaped
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Last published Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Raised in chains, Matteo knew only orders-only how to kill. Freedom was never a choice, only a word without meaning.
When he finally escapes, the world feels unfamiliar. What does it mean to be free when you've never lived without control?
Two months into life on the run, Matteo makes a mistake he can't take back. Violence follows, swift and inevitable. And just when it seems there's no way out, salvation comes from the last person he ever expected: Giovanni Bertilli, the powerful don of the Bertilli mafia... and
Matteo's father.
Now, Matteo is pulled into a family he doesn't know, forced to navigate family, loyalty, and a fragile sense of freedom he's only beginning to understand. But the past isn't done with him yet-and it's darker, deadlier, and closer than he ever imagined
Because what's hunting him isn't just dangerous-it's relentless.
And this time, there may be no escape.
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