THE MORETTI EMPIRE PART ONE: THE VAULT 9:47 AM — Bank of New York, Private Level B3 The vault was exactly as her father had described it in the letters he’d left for her letters that had taken her seven years to receive, hidden through intermediaries and encrypted dead drops that only activated upon his death. She’d read those letters the night before, sitting alone in the safe house while Luca slept. Her father’s handwriting, formal but warm, explaining the empire he’d built. Explaining the accounts she could access. Explaining that no matter what happened to him, she was to claim what was hers. If you’re reading this, Aria, it means I’m dead. It means Vincent did what he was told to do. It means you need to survive first, and claim your empire second. But claim it you will. You are

