Three gold coins lay on the marble table when I told my maid’s three-year-old daughter she could have any three wishes she wanted. Ellie ignored every toy around her and asked only one question: “Why does Mommy have to say sorry when she didn’t do it?” The moment she said it, I stopped looking at the child and looked at my brother Dante.

The lead gunman kept his heavy assault rifle aimed perfectly at my heart.

Dante laughed coldly as he pushed my loyal guards off his back and stood up.

He dusted off his expensive suit and walked over to pick up his fallen silver pistol.

He looked at me with pure hatred and declared that my time as the family boss was officially over.

I stepped smoothly in front of Clara and Ellie, shielding them with my own body.

I asked Dante if he truly thought a few armed traitors could take my empire away.

Dante sneered and said he did not need the empire, he only needed the hidden ledger.

He pointed his gun at Clara and demanded to know exactly where the book was located.

Clara trembled behind me, whispering that she would rather die than give him the leverage.

I knew I had to act immediately before my brother executed all three of us in cold blood.

I slowly raised my hands in the air, pretending to accept my complete and utter defeat.

As I raised my arms, my fingers brushed against the hidden switch under the dining table.

I pressed the silent alarm that controlled the estate's emergency lockdown system.

Instantly, heavy titanium shutters slammed down over every single window and door in the room.

The sudden deafening noise caused Dante's gunmen to flinch and look around in panic.

I used their momentary distraction to pull a hidden combat knife from my ankle holster.

I threw the sharp blade with lethal precision, striking the lead gunman directly in the shoulder.

He screamed in agony and dropped his heavy assault rifle onto the marble floor.

I dove forward, grabbed the fallen weapon, and immediately opened fire on the ceiling.

Plaster and expensive chandelier glass rained down on the traitors, creating a massive cloud of dust.

I grabbed Clara by the wrist and scooped little Ellie up into my other arm.

I kicked open a concealed wooden panel in the wall that led to the servant corridors.

We rushed into the dark, narrow tunnel as bullets shattered the wall right behind us.

I locked the hidden door, buying us exactly three minutes before Dante blew it open.

Clara gasped for air in the darkness, clutching her daughter tightly against her chest.

She asked me why a ruthless mafia boss would risk his own life to save a maid.

I told her that I was honoring the memory of my dead daughter by protecting hers.

We navigated the pitch-black tunnels until we reached the underground armory.

I pushed the heavy steel door open, fully expecting to find my remaining loyal men waiting inside.

When my newborn 'passed away,' my mother-in-law leaned in and said

My Husband Left Me Alone in My Car While I Was in Labor

“You’re Dead When We Get Home,” He Snapped

Instead, I found my entire security team lying unconscious on the cold concrete floor.

Standing in the center of the armory was my trusted underboss, holding a lit match over a massive barrel of gasoline.

Chapter 2 - The Estate Siege