House of Diamonds: Mafia Romance: Dark Syndicate, #4

By Rose Knight

After a tireless fight to try to recover what belonged to him …. Dante is ready to take revenge against those who took his family from him.

 

Ruthless, lethal, and charming as hell. But with wounds so deep if he were to reach in their depth, he wouldn't find a way back. Dante is ready to do what it takes to get payback.

 

Gemma continues to mourn the memory of her loved one. After having met the only man who truly loved her for who she was and having tasted a bit of the freedom she's wanted for years,

 

Gemma has lost everything.

 

She has left her heart in England, losing every day the desire to continue fighting for her freedom, a situation that will lead her to hit rock bottom, until she can no longer go on.

 

Who would say that the cause of the suffering of these two is the same person.

 

Things will get intense when Gemma is tempted to be the new sacrifice for her friends' happiness. This, not to mention that a charming stranger would cross her path.

 

What will happen when these 2 unstoppable forces come together for their thirst for revenge ?

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The return to the gates of hell seems imminent.

 

This Book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. Owned by Dante and Owned by Damon are suggested first.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rose Knight
• Release date: Dec 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223989547

Book preview

After a tireless fight to try to recover what belonged to him .... Dante is ready to take revenge against those who took his family from him.

Ruthless, lethal, and charming as hell. But with wounds so deep if he were to reach in their depth, he wouldn't find a way back. Dante is ready to do what it takes to get payback.

Gemma continues to mourn the memory of her loved one. After having met the only man who truly loved her for who she was and having tasted a bit of the freedom she's wanted for years, Gemma has lost everything. She has left her heart in England, losing every day the desire to continue fighting for her freedom, a situation that will lead her to hit rock bottom, until she can no longer go on.

Who would have thought that the cause of the suffering of these two happened to be the same person.

Things will get intense when Gemma is tempted to be the new sacrifice for her friends' happiness. This, not to mention that a charming stranger would cross her path.

What will happen when these 2 unstoppable forces come together for their thirst for revenge?

The return to the gates of hell seems imminent.

THIS BOOK IS PART OF a series but can be read as a standalone. Owned by Dante and Owned by Damon are suggested first.

LIFE AFTER YOU

CHARMING STRANGER

DANTE’S INFERNO

CRYSTAL

COLD HEARTED

CHASING SHADOWS

SCHOLAR

RACING

RUBY

MADNESS

UNLEASHED

CAPTIVATED

THE PLAN

BREATHING

TRUST

TOUGH

THIS WILL END SOON

THE GRAVEYARD

LET'S PLAY

I'M HOME

LIFE AFTER YOU

GEMMA’S POV

JULY 5TH

ENGLAND.

I looked at the sky, it was 4 in the afternoon, and the sun had been radiant, there were days when he spent hours next to Damon's tombstone... I talked to him about what had happened... I lied telling him I was better, but I know he knows it's not true.

- Today was a sunny day... I can totally picture you rocking some cute beachwear. Although, I gotta admit, it might annoy me a bit with all those whores on the lookout for guys like you. You know how they spot a loaded wallet from miles away... I'd probably end up giving them a piece of my mind. Anyway, it's a shame all the fun stuff I had in mind for us will never happen. I remain silent, imagining his mocking look... he would say something like come on Gemma, are you jealous? you don't seem to be one of those women who get jealous

- Well, I would be for you... what if some random sneaks into your kind and loving heart... well... just like I did?  I rather be dead than leaving you in the arms of another woman... I would love you until you hate me... until you go crazy... although I think you already were- I sigh - otherwise you wouldn't have sacrificed yourself for us, for me...

It sounds crazy, but I can imagine what you would say... it was worth it Gemma, it was worth it, stop being sentimental after so long, it's irritating to see a girl like you cry

- You're a jerk Damon Lennox... I miss you so much that sometimes... sometimes, I feel like I could die...

- Lucy! He said that you were special, that there was something in you that he had never seen in another person, that you were strong even though you suffered, he saw in you what I had never heard him say about another woman...

- How ironic Ashley...

- ironic?

I thought the same about him...

- You did?

- He shouldn't have played his cards alone...

- I was either him or the both of you.

- Ashley - I say as I sit next to the tombstone - are you listening to what you say?

- Of course , Damon was older, he always knew what he was doing, even when he said he didn't know, he wasn't stupid...

- YOU SHOULD HATE ME ! YOUR BROTHER IS DEAD BECAUSE OF ME...

- It's not like that Lucy, my brother died because he was in love and he wanted to give everything for that love - her eyes begin to shine -no ! no please Ashley - he thought it was the best for everyone, he wanted to save you, he preferred to suffer all that - I grab the bottle of tequila and Ashley takes it from me....

- no Ashley, if you want I'll give you a little...

The bottle spins and let the tequila fall right on Damon's headstone...

- NO! HE DID NOT LIKE TEQUILA...

As soon as I get up, I realize that I am very drunk... I stagger...

- My brother died so you can survive and look what you are doing to yourself Luciana, you have been drinking, not sleeping and taking care of this place better than the custodian for 6 months...

- It’s just that... we both should have gone together, i am pissed at him... i have the right to be angry with him... you should hate me too, i don't understand why you appreciate me, he is down there because of me, he will not come back because of me... because of my fault he had such a horrible death... he was broken Ashley, his bones broke...

Ashley looks at me attentively...

- How do you know that?

- Because I am not stupid, I may be an apparent whore but i can read, i read the whole file, his thigh destroyed by the beatings, the 6 broken ribs, his arms... everything... but what killed him was that blow on the head... and he would have endured 200 whips if that wouldn’t have happened, but he didn't make it that far- i shake my index finger - no, no he just left me, like a stupid whore...

- HE WANTED YOU TO LIVE LUCIANNA...

- For what? So I see how you, Ace, Ryder and ruby got their happy ending while I’m miserable? Is that what he wanted me to live for? I don't want this Ashley, I don't want this life, I’m going crazy, I don't know what to do... Without him... - sigh - without him I don't understand life...

- just think about the opportunity you have!!

- I’m pissed at him, that's why I drink, that's why I’m here almost every day, because I need to ask him for an explanation, I need him to know that i feel like shit because he decided to go alone... Where we both should go... I'm tired of life, of this world, of that fucking headstone that crushes it...

- CONTROL YOURSELF LUCIANA...

I get too upset, so much so that I throw the tequila bottle at the tombstone, and it hits Damon's photo, breaking the glass, and turning it into pieces...

My heart breaks when I see what happens...

- NO... NO...

I get closer quickly... the glass broke... I start to cry again... I take the glasses trying to repair my stupid damage, but I can't... I cut myself... but I don't care...

-Lucy...

- I'M SORRY MY LOVE... I'M SO STUPID, I'M SORRY...

I stain the photo with my blood... that makes me panic even more...

-Lucy...

- NO... NO... - I try to control my tears, I take the photo, I put some spit on my finger to remove the blood, I kneel down, the photo stains... I cry more - sorry love, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I feel... - I clean the photo against my blouse, but it only stains it more, the blood doesn't come off, it stains... I cry inconsolably - I'm sorry honey, I'm an idiot, I'm sorry... sorry... I didn't mean to ... I...

Ashley takes me by the arms and hugs me, she cries with me...

- Lucy, you have to stop...

- I can't... I can't... I miss him so much... I'm going to die without him Ashley... I can't with this... I don't know what to do with what Damon got for me by dying... I can’t Ashley...I want him back...

She hugs me again...

And waits for me to calm down to take me home... well, to her house... the house that still smells like him, that's why I haven't gone so far, this house makes me think that he must be there, and at any moment, he'll jump and scare me, and I'll hold him until we grow old...

Ashley walks with me to the house... I go head down... with my hands in my pockets...

We arrive, Ryder and Ruby are there...

I don't even look at them and go up to Damon's room... I want to sleep there; it's the only place I could sleep.

I go through Damon's wardrobe, sniff one of his shirts, take it off the hook and put it on...

I sit on his bed...

And I look at several photos of him in the room....

- I would give many things, all things so that you could see me when I say that you are what I love most in this world...

I look around the room...

I sigh as warm tears roll down my cheek...

- if we end up together soon don't be surprised...

I settle on the bed... I inhale the scent of the bed... I don't know what will become of me the day I stop perceiving it...

- Good