Carmen Castilo was the only daughter of one of the most powerful mafia dons in the city—until the night her father was shot in front of her.

At his funeral, while the family mourns, Carmen disappears.

Kidnapped from her own home and drugged, she wakes beneath blinding lights in an underground auction where the most powerful criminals in the world gather to bid—not on weapons or territory, but on her.

To them, Carmen isn’t just a woman.

She’s the last piece of her father’s empire.

The final bid reaches a staggering one billion dollars.

The buyer is Nico Romano—the stepbrother she betrayed five years ago.

Once cast out of the family after Carmen accused him of treachery, Nico returns more powerful, more ruthless, and determined to collect the debt he believes she owes him.

Escape is impossible.

Alone, stripped of allies, and trapped under Nico’s control, Carmen is forced to play by his rules—a calculated system of rewards and consequences he calls repayment.

But Nico isn’t the only one playing a game.

While he believes he owns her, Carmen is quietly rebuilding what was stolen from her. Someone murdered her father, and the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that his death—and her reason for getting Nico’s exiled—may have been part of the same carefully planned conspiracy.

Surrounded by enemies and secrets, Carmen must reclaim her father’s empire before it falls permanently into the wrong hands.

And the one man who might damn her soul…may also be the only ally powerful enough to help her win.

*Please this is a mafia story. If you’re uncomfortable with blood and killing this is not the story for you*

Gotti was in the hospital and Nico had also been attacked. Worse, Castilo was dead. Aware of my own limits, even with all the power I had, it would have been foolish to think I could survive.


So of course the moment I received the letter, I instantly agreed and began to send any and all information about what was discussed. I was to keep my eyes on them and the progress of finding the enemy who was trying to kill us, and I did it well.


Aware that once I decided to change teams there was no going back. Which was why the moment I received another letter in my estate urging me to meet, I instantly got up and headed to the location with glee.


Sending letters was one thing and at first I had been infuriated by the insult, but meeting in person was another. It meant that they valued me enough to show me their face, which was enough.


Chapter 82 - Was I A Fool?