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Chapter 6 - THE FALSE FUNERAL

The plan was a masterpiece of macabre theater. The clinic officially pronounced Siena Moretti dead at 6:00 AM.

Alessandro orchestrated the grief with terrifying precision. The New York underworld buzzed with the news. The powerful Alessandro Moretti had lost his fiancé to a botched assassination attempt. The narrative was perfect: the poison was meant for him, but in a tragic twist of fate, she ate it.

I was moved to a secure, heavily guarded safehouse in the Hamptons, accompanied by Emma, whom Alessandro had formally placed under his protection. While I recovered, watching the ocean through bulletproof glass, Alessandro prepared a funeral that would serve as a hunting ground.

The service was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The mahogany casket was heavy, filled with sandbags to match my weight, and sealed shut. The city’s elite, both legitimate and criminal, attended.

Alessandro stood at the front, playing the part of the broken king. He looked hollowed out, dark circles bruising his eyes.

Don Lucchese arrived with his wife, Isabella. She wore a heavy black veil, trembling slightly. She looked exactly like a woman consumed by guilt, mourning the collateral damage of a war she was forced to participate in.

And then there was Marco. He stood loyally behind Alessandro, offering words of comfort, unaware that Alessandro had already seen the security footage. Marco believed his betrayal was still a secret, that the plan to assassinate Alessandro would simply be delayed.

As the priest spoke of eternal peace, Alessandro leaned back slightly and whispered over his shoulder to Marco.

“It is a terrible thing, Marco, to bury the future.”

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“We will find who did this, Boss,” Marco lied smoothly. “I swear it on my life.”

“I know you will,” Alessandro replied, his eyes fixing on Don Lucchese across the aisle. “Because the rat is already in the trap.”

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