Healing The Devil I Once Loved
Zaria’s world fell apart the day she learned she was pregnant. That same day, she also discovered the truth about her marriage: her husband, Renzo, had married her only to give his Mafia family an heir. The woman he truly wanted, Elix, could not have children—so Zaria had been used in her place.
Afraid she would lose her baby and be pushed aside, Zaria made a desperate choice. She drugged Renzo and disappeared without a trace.
Eight years passed. Zaria rebuilt her life in China and became known as the “Healer,” a respected expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine. When she was ordered to take a temporary job in New York, she agreed only because she had no choice. She planned to stay for five months and then leave forever.
But her new patient turned out to be the least person she expected, Renzo, her ex-husband.
He had used a fake name, to book her services. Zaria refused to treat him. Renzo refused to let her walk away. Old wounds reopened, jealousy grew, and dangerous secrets from the past began to surface.
As Zaria focused on finishing the job and escaping once more, Renzo uncovered a truth that shook him deeply: Zaria had a child, and the child looked exactly like him.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 253ZARIA Renzo frowned. “Zaria... when did you... I could have gotten one of my men to handle that extraction."“Let me do it, Renzo. I will do whatever it takes to protect my son.” I stripped the bloody gray latex gloves from my hands and tossed them onto the concrete floor. He would die from blood loss anyway."Let's go," I muttered, pushing past Asher.Renzo followed immediately, and we climbed the stairs back up to the transit van. The metallic scent of the basement stayed in my nose, but my mind was fixed entirely on the blinking red transponder icon glowing on the digital map of Renzo’s phone. Hawk had the vehicle running by the time we hit the loading bay.We drove in complete silence for twenty minutes, heading deep into the secluded, unmapped timber yards near the northern perimeter of the province. The gravel road grew rougher, causing the van to sway as the industrial warehouses gave way to dense overgrown pine trees and rusted corrugated steel sheds. Finally, Hawk let t
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Chapter: CHAPTER 252RENZO "Let us find Rai first. We find Rai, we find Silas, and then we find Elix."I pulled my phone from my pocket and dialed Elix’s personal number. The line didn't even ring; it cut straight to a generic voicemail tone. I disconnected the call and stared at the screen as a text notification from Hawk popped up.> Elix came to the south sector warehouse a while ago. She was looking for May to get details about the lockup robbery.I typed a quick reply while walking out of the office toward the main holding area. “Did you track her?”A second later, Hawk sent a map link with a blinking red icon. “Yes. The transponder on her vehicle is active. She’s moving toward the northern perimeter.”I shoved the phone away and turned down the corridor that led to the isolation cells, where Master was still tied to a heavy iron chair under a single bare bulb. He looked up as the door opened, his lips pulled back in a dry smirk despite the heavy bruising on his jaw.I stopped two feet from him, st
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Chapter: CHAPTER 251RENZO May wiped her mouth with the back of her trembling hand, her eyes locked on the floor rug. "Back then... before you entered the coma. That was when I met Miss Elix Vescari for the very first time. I was young, and I was stupid, Mr. Renzo. I thought she was my saving grace because she offered me money that didn't come from my mother's salary. She told me she wanted to protect you from bad business partners, so she asked me to do things for her. She asked me to get the exact postal address and layout of the mansion."Grace gasped loudly. Her hand flew to her own mouth as she stared at her daughter in absolute horror.I let out a laugh that held no humor at all. "My mansion layout?”"Yes. I stole that from Hawk." May continued.What?! Then I recalled the day I asked Hawk to get me a copy of the original that was in my care. That must be when she took it.Her eyes widened. "But I returned it I swear and that's why you never thought it was missing. And then... Madam Zaria wanted to
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Chapter: CHAPTER 250RENZO I directed Hawk to steer the transit van back toward the warehouse district on the west side. Zaria remained resting against my shoulder with her fingers still holding the flash drive while Nicholas sat in silence across from us. The neon lights outside decreased as we entered the darker, industrial sector where my primary holding facility was located."Hawk, drop Nicholas at the secondary safe house," I said, checking my watch. "Then bring the vehicle around to the basement loading dock. I have a debt to clear before we head out to the rail yard."Hawk adjusted the rearview mirror and shifted gears. "Understood."We arrived at the warehouse ten minutes later. The large metal doors rolled upward with a heavy grind, and Hawk drove the transit van into the covered bay. I helped Zaria step out of the vehicle, guiding her toward the small office cubicle where she could sit down away from the chill of the concrete floor."Wait here for twenty minutes," I told her, closing the glass
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Chapter: CHAPTER 249RENZO Carmine Street was dark, lined with old brick warehouses that had been converted into low-rent offices and storage units. The rain had cleared the sidewalks, leaving only the reflection of the neon signs from a distant twenty-four-hour diner dancing on the wet road.Hawk parked the transit van fifty yards from the main entrance of the logistics building. In the back, Nicholas was sweating despite the cold, checking the dummy ledger we had prepared for him."You have three minutes from the time she unlocks the inner door," Hawk said from the driver's seat, his eyes fixed on the rearview mirror. "After that, the automated security sweep logs the entry into the main net."I looked at Zaria in the dim light of the cabin. She was staring at the building's third-floor windows, where a single yellow light showed through the blinds. Her teeth were digging into her lower lip."He's in there, or his location is," she murmured, more to herself than to me."We are going to get the address
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Chapter: CHAPTER 248RENZO "Nicholas," I repeated, wondering if the young man was even good enough. At the mention of the name, Domo shifted, and the plastic zip ties clicked against the metal rungs of the chair. "He must know the layout because physical ledgers are usually delivered to Petra Voss… before the split."I stood up, adjusting my cuffs and keeping my eyes locked on him. "If you are lying to me, Domo, this world will become a very small place for you.""I want to live," Domo muttered, his gaze dropping back to the concrete floor where a small puddle of water had collected from the leaky roof. "But Silas is unhinged and Elix is worse. I didn't even want this.”I didn't bother to answer. I turned and walked out of the room, leaving Asher by the door. Hawk was waiting in the main corridor of the laundry building, leaning against a stack of plastic crates with his arms crossed over his chest. He looked up as the door clicked shut behind me."Nicholas is young, Boss," Hawk said, having heard ever
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