TILL DEATH DO US APART πΉβ€οΈUpdated at Dec 16, 2025, 21:27
PROLOGUEβ
IVANNA
I awakened the devil.The devil is not the Morning Star that we were told in stories who reside in hell and rules the abyss.
He is not a grotesque creature with two horns, a red tail, and a crooked nose.The devil is Leonardo Esposito. The unhinged Underboss of 'The Outfit.'
'The Outfit' is otherwise known as the Chicago Mafia. An organised crime family with no desire for redemption. A family of criminals.They originated from Italy, bound by one surname alone, Esposito, a name that sends cold shivers down the spines of governments and law enforcement alike.Their criminal records are brutal, yet they continue to dominate with iron fists.
Their signature?
Awful. Deadly. Torture.
Their operations are loud. Their rules are sacred. Break one, and you die. Sometimes, even death is not the end. Your body remains haunted until your soul shatters.Their clan resides in a fortress known as the House of Esposito. A bulletproof gated residence hidden somewhere in the heart of Chicago.
My name is Ivanna Cooper. My parents are construction workers employed by Armando Constructions.They work tirelessly to put food on the table for me and my two siblings. Last month, tragedy struck. A building collapsed at the construction site, trapping dozens of workers inside, my parents included.They were pulled out barely alive, suspended between life and death.The cost of saving them was enormous. Money we did not have.
Around the same time, my siblings and I heard whispers of a hidden slush fund inside the House of Esposito.
And we...
Yes. Exactly what you are thinking.
We planned to steal from the devil himself.It was the only way to save our dying parents.It was foolish. Reckless. But we were not thinking. We were desperate.
I devised the plan with my elder brother, Robert, and my younger sister, Ginny.We obtained the blueprints through dangerous means, and the day we chose to infiltrate the clan, a wedding was taking place inside the estate.
It was meant to be our cover, but we only succeeded in one thing. Entering the House of Esposito.The moment we stepped foot inside those walls, our lives outside ended. We were trapped. Little did we know, we had walked straight into the lionβs den.
And the devil had already noticed us.