Her Dark Reign — Episode 1

quickly and precisely, locking onto the bodyguards around me, and the men with their hands still outstretched, taking each one down with gleaned, efficient strikes, dragging them aside, the whole Volkov,

the most powerful arms broker in the country, a partner to the Ferraro family for three generations. Anyone with even a passing connection to the arms trade knew her name. She surveyed the room, then walked straight to me,

and set the briefcase on the table. Then she bowed her head with quiet deference. Miss, the cash is here. I'm not late, am I?

Giada, my husband's personal assistant, charged $30,000 at the Russo family's top restaurant on my black card. Everyone, as long as you acknowledge that I'm the future lady of the Russo family, tonight's on me. Sarah? You think I'm scared of her? She's just some backwoods slut.

If she hadn't used her body and that face to seduce Cesare, how could she ever become the future dona? I'm Cesare's woman. When she sees me, she should be on her knees polishing my shoes. When I found out, I didn't make a scene. I simply froze the card. Then, I invoked my authority as the Puncture Donna, and had Giada locked in the underground wine cellar

When my husband, Cesare Russo, heard about it- Giada was just fooling around. He playfully tapped my nose. Why bother lowering yourself to argue with her?

He wasn't angry. She ended up crying all night because of it. I thought the whole thing was behind us. Until the night of my birthday, Cesare took me to that same family restaurant.