The Glass Rose
Two families at war. One marriage for peace. Many lies to hide the truth.
Alessia Moretti did not marry Lucien Valenti because she loved him; she married him to get information. As the daughter of the Moretti leader, she believes the Valentis killed her brother, Enzo. Now, she is living in their home, ready to destroy their business from the inside.
Lucien Valenti is a man of secrets. He knows his wife is a spy, and he is ready to play her game—until a person from the past returns with a warning: the real enemy is not the husband she lives with, but the father who forced her into the marriage.
When a stolen file reveals "Project Veil"—a terrible medical plan paid for by her own family, Alessia is forced to work with the man she wanted to kill. From the expensive parties in Manhattan to the dark hallways of secret labs in Italy, Alessia and Lucien must deal with many betrayals.
In the world of the Syndicate, the truth is more dangerous than a lie. And the truth is: some secrets are better left hidden.
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Chapter: Chapter 115Matteo's POV The dashboard lights were flickering across my face as I balanced the heavy laptop on my knees, and every time Lucien hit a rough patch of asphalt on the coastal road the pain in my stitched-up thigh felt like a hot iron was being pressed into the muscle, but I just grit my teeth and focused on the flickering blue dots on my navigation screen. We were moving at nearly a hundred and twenty miles per hour and the salt spray from the nearby ocean was coating the windshield, but I didn't care about the speed because the signal from Salvatore’s lead sedan was finally showing up on the port’s private security network that I had hacked back in the safe house."The convoy is currently turning onto the main industrial access road for the Civitavecchia terminal and they are moving surprisingly slow, which means they are either waiting for the docking crew to prep the yacht or they are planning to set up a perimeter before we even get within rifle range of the pier," I said as I ad
Last Updated: 2026-07-16
Chapter: Chapter 114Lucien's POV The silence in the penthouse was heavy enough to choke on as the Butcher’s voice faded from the speakers, and I looked over at Alessia to see her gripping the edge of the kitchen island so hard that her knuckles had turned completely white while Matteo stood frozen with his hand still hovering over the communications panel. We had spent the entire night tearing down the Rossi empire and thinking that we had finally secured our safety, but the sound of that girl’s panicked breathing on the recording proved that the old man still had one last, ugly card to play before he crawled into the grave we had dug for him."That is Paolo’s sister, the one he sent up to the northern academy just to keep her away from the docks, so how the hell did Salvatore find her location in the middle of the capital after we wiped his entire information network?" I asked, my voice coming out as a low, sharp growl as I grabbed my shotgun from the rack by the door and started checking the chamber f
Last Updated: 2026-07-16
Chapter: Chapter 113Alessia's POV The elevator doors slid open into our secondary penthouse suite in the heart of the city, and the quiet luxury of the room felt like a different world compared to the chaos we had left behind at the Palazzo Riveria just an hour ago. Matteo walked straight to his terminal to finish the final security wipes on our digital footprint, and Lucien started pacing the floor with his tuxedo jacket discarded on the sofa, his eyes still sharp as he monitored the perimeter of the building for any sign of a retaliatory squad from the Rossi firm."I just checked the latest wire feed and the final balance of the transfer is sitting exactly where we wanted it, so Count Alberto is officially broke and his reputation among the board members is currently being shredded by the morning news cycle," Matteo said, and he looked up from his monitor with a tired smile that showed the absolute exhaustion he had been hiding behind his caffeine addiction for the last two days."Alberto is a snake w
Last Updated: 2026-07-14
Chapter: Chapter 112Matteo's POV The van tires were kicking up a spray of rain and oil as we tore away from the palace gates, and I kept my eyes glued to the three monitors on the small folding table because the real work of destroying the Rossi empire was happening in the digital space while we drove through the dark streets of the capital. The offshore account balances were still flickering on my screen as the automated scripts continued to move the final tranches of cash into our hidden Moretti holding funds, and I could hear the background chatter from the palace security frequency getting increasingly desperate as the guests inside the ballroom started checking their own investment apps and finding their personal portfolios completely wiped clean."The panic is starting to spread through the ballroom because the investors are seeing their withdrawal requests denied by the main server, and the palace staff is currently trying to lock the terrace doors to keep the billionaires from storming the Count
Last Updated: 2026-07-14
Chapter: Chapter 111Lucien's POV The marble steps behind the palace were slick with the evening rain and I kept my hand firmly on Alessia’s elbow as we hurried down into the darkness of the sculpture garden, the sound of the lobby sirens still wailing behind us while the distant flicker of Matteo’s headlights showed he was waiting at the lower access gate. We were moving fast through the rows of statues and heavy hedges when the soft crunch of gravel behind us warned me that we weren't as hidden as we had hoped, and before I could even pivot to check our rear flank two men in charcoal suits stepped out from behind a large stone fountain with their hands already reaching for the fixed-blade knives strapped to their ribs."Alessia, keep running toward the van and don't stop for anything even if you hear the metal hitting stone, because these aren't lobby guards and they are definitely from the Intercept Global strike team that Alberto hired," I whispered, my voice barely audible over the rush of the wind
Last Updated: 2026-07-14
Chapter: Chapter 110Alessia's POV The digital chime of the fire alarm cut through the air of the lounge, and the wealthy men around the baccarat table immediately began to reach for their phones while Count Alberto’s eyes darted toward the hallway where the sound of shouting guards was growing louder by the second. I stood up from my chair and tucked the winning chips into my purse, but before I could turn toward the exit, Alberto’s hand shot out to grab my wrist, his grip surprisingly strong and his face twisted with a sudden, sharp suspicion that made the gold cufflinks on his velvet sleeves catch the low light of the room."You play a very calculated game for someone who supposedly manages real estate in the north, Countess, and I find it strange that you were so eager to win these ledger keys just as the lobby security was breached by Rossi’s men," Alberto said, his voice dropping into a low hiss while the other billionaire players rushed toward the terrace doors to escape the smoke."I came here t
Last Updated: 2026-07-13
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