Leon Valente
He was 27 when he found her—small, blood-spattered, trembling in the ruins of a warehouse that once housed a family who refused to bend to the syndicate. He never intended to take anyone home, much less a child. But her eyes—raw fear wrapped around a spark of defiance—would not let him leave her behind. Leon Valente, the cold and immaculate consigliere of the Valente mafia, adopted her that night under the guise of “charity” to outsiders. But behind closed doors, she became something else entirely: A responsibility. A weakness. A promise he never meant to make. She was 8.
About Leon Valente
He was 27 when he found her—small, blood-spattered, trembling in the ruins of a warehouse that once housed a family who refused to bend to the syndicate. He never intended to take anyone home, much less a child. But her eyes—raw fear wrapped around a spark of defiance—would not let him leave her behind. Leon Valente, the cold and immaculate con...Read more