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"I found this outside. It's addressed to you," Kramaric said, his voice filled with caution.

I understood the sense of caution as the letter might have had something to do with Dominic’s kidnapping.

I took the envelope from him, my heart pounding in my chest. I tore it open, unaware of the shock that awaited me.

Inside was a folded piece of paper, bearing a message that sent a shiver down my spine.

It was a ransom note, concise and chilling, demanding a hefty sum in exchange for the safe return of Angela and Dominic.

What?

Angela?

They had Angela?!

The words of the ransom note echoed in my mind, intensifying the anger and desperation that coursed through my veins.

I clenched my fists, my knuckles turning white, as a wave of grief and guilt washed over me.

How had I let this happen?

I had already failed to protect my son and now they had kidnapped Angela as well?

Fanculo!

The shock of Angela's abduction added another layer of anguish to the already unbearable situation.

The realization that both of them were in the hands of heartless criminals sent a surge of rage pulsating through every fiber of my being.

I had known the risks of being with me but I had never imagined it would come to this.

"I can't believe it, Kramaric," I managed to utter, my voice laced with disbelief and pain.

"They have Angela too. They've taken them both."

Kramaric's face contorted in shock, a mirror image of my turmoil.

"How did this happen? Wasn’t she with Jessie?”

Both of us exchanged glances.

Was there a possibility that they had also kidnapped Jessie as well?

I dreaded Vito’s reaction to hearing about this possibility.

The weight of responsibility threatened to crush me as I grappled with the harsh reality before me.

Dominic's life hung in the balance, and now Angela's fate was entwined with his along with Jessie’s.

The choices I had made, and the risks I had taken, had brought us to this point, and now I had to fix my mistakes.

I turned back to the demands outlined in the ransom note.

They were not only financial.

They aimed to dismantle the very foundation of my power and influence as a mafia leader.

They sought to strip me of my position, to force me to step down as the leader of all the mafia families.

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