In a city ruled by shadows, Ethan Cole was the loyal right hand of Vincent Moretti, a mafia kingpin with a smile as sharp as his blade. For years, Ethan lived by one rule: trust the family that raised him. But when Moretti betrays him, framing him for a deadly ambush and targeting his sister Lily, that trust shatters into a thirst for vengeance. As Ethan claws his way out of the wreckage, he uncovers a web of corruption stretching beyond Moretti—to crooked cops, hidden alliances, and a ruthless mafia titan pulling the strings. With every step, the stakes climb higher, and the bodies pile up. Teaming with unlikely allies and haunted by the ghosts of those he couldn’t save, Ethan wages a war against the empire that broke him. In a world where loyalty comes at a deadly price, how far will he go to burn it all down? The Price of Loyalty is a gritty tale of betrayal, blood, and a man’s unrelenting fight to reclaim justice from the ashes.

The warehouse was a crumbling giant on the city's edge, its walls stained with rust and time. Ethan and the two Sarahs breached the doors, guns drawn, and found Moretti inside, kneeling with his hands bound. He looked up, a sick grin spreading across his face. "Took you long enough," he sneered.Sarah Kane aimed her pistol at him. "This is for David," she said, her voice trembling with rage."And Lily," Ethan added, stepping closer. He wanted to pull the trigger himself, to watch Moretti bleed out for what he'd done.Moretti laughed, a cold, mocking sound. "You think you've won? This city's mine, you fools." Before Ethan could respond, the warehouse doors slammed open, and James Carver stormed in, gun raised."Stop!" Carver shouted, his voice cutting through the tension. Ethan froze, his finger on the trigger. What the hell was this?


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