8. Nero
NERO
Days turn to weeks.
Weeks turn to months.
Months turn to years.
Zeno becomes a Capo of the Cosa Nostra.
I become his second-in-command.
Alcohol becomes my second-in-command.
His hatred over the Bratva takes him into enemy territory, where he targets the new Pakhan: Ursin Volkov’s daughter, Vanessa—also known as the brunette from that photo.
Self-hatred eats my soul. I’m a coward, unable to admit the truth to my best friend. Basically my brother.
After Zeno falls in love with Vanessa, war with the Bratva ends.
Meanwhile, I’m faced with my fucking past. The face of an angel, the body of sin.
Anastasia Petrov, one of Vanessa’s Elite. My sparkly angelo.
The source of my guilt
Also the answer to ending it.