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Blood and Roses
  1. 1. The Blood Red Masquerade
  2. 2. The Hostage Treaty
  3. 3. In the Lion's Penthouse
  4. 4. Razor Edge Passion
  5. 5. Sins of the Flesh
  6. 6. The Poisoned Ledger 🔒
  7. 7. The Ambush at the Docks 🔒
  8. 8. Vows in Blood and Silk 🔒
  9. 9. The Fall of Sergio Romano 🔒
  10. 10. Reign of Blood and Roses 🔒
  11. 11. The Fortress in Westchester 🔒
  12. 12. The Poison in the Blood 🔒
  13. 13. The Raven's Mark 🔒
  14. 14. The Secret at the Conservatory 🔒
  15. 15. The Brooklyn Ambush 🔒
  16. 16. Wound and Silk 🔒
  17. 17. The Commission Summons 🔒
  18. 18. The Queen's Defiance 🔒
  19. 19. The Midnight Sonata 🔒
  20. 20. The Traitor's Bank 🔒
  21. 21. The Hunt in Red Hook 🔒
  22. 22. Blood on the Marble 🔒
  23. 23. The Eve of the Syndicate Vows 🔒
  24. 24. The Blood Red Bride 🔒
  25. 25. The Sovereign Reception 🔒
  26. 26. The Penthouse Sanctuary 🔒
  27. 27. The Hospital Awakening 🔒
  28. 28. The Brighton Beach Connection 🔒
  29. 29. The Stiletto in the Dark 🔒
  30. 30. Vows Written in Fire 🔒
  31. 31. The Armored Convoy Ambush 🔒
  32. 32. The Traitor’s Ledger 🔒
  33. 33. The High-Society Sting 🔒
  34. 34. The Rooftop Standoff 🔒
  35. 35. Shadows Over the Hudson 🔒
  36. 36. The Midnight Raid 🔒
  37. 37. The Poisoner's Identity 🔒
  38. 38. Confronting the Doctor 🔒
  39. 39. The Commission Council Convenes 🔒
  40. 40. Sergio’s Ultimatum 🔒
  41. 41. A Night of Consummation 🔒
  42. 42. The Docks of Red Hook 🔒
  43. 43. Blood in the Harbor 🔒
  44. 44. The Father's Blessing 🔒
  45. 45. The Voronov Alliance Fractures 🔒
  46. 46. The Trap at the Opera 🔒
  47. 47. Closing the Net 🔒
  48. 48. Dawn Before the Storm 🔒
  49. 49. The Calm Before the Storm 🔒
  50. 50. The SoHo Art Gallery Ambush 🔒
  51. 51. The Raven's Wrath 🔒
  52. 52. The Ransom Note 🔒
  53. 53. The Underworld Interrogation 🔒
  54. 54. The Pine Barrens Coordinates 🔒
  55. 55. Mobilizing the Syndicate Fleet 🔒
  56. 56. The Night Infiltration 🔒
  57. 57. Breaching the Hunting Lodge 🔒
  58. 58. Rescuing Francesca 🔒
  59. 59. The Forest Fire Escape 🔒
  60. 60. Return of the Princess 🔒
  61. 61. The Interrogation of Hector Salazar 🔒
  62. 62. The Brooklyn Docks Consolidation 🔒
  63. 63. Whispers in the Shadows 🔒
  64. 64. The Sniper on the High Line 🔒
  65. 65. The Glass Tower Takedown 🔒
  66. 66. Securing the Five Boroughs 🔒
  67. 67. The Blood Oath of the Capos 🔒
  68. 68. A Night at the Metropolitan Museum 🔒
  69. 69. The Cartel's Last Stand 🔒
  70. 70. Fire on the Water 🔒
  71. 71. The Sovereign Triumph 🔒
  72. 72. Reign of the Raven and the Rose 🔒
  73. 73. The Vaults of Westchester 🔒
  74. 74. The Transatlantic Summons 🔒
  75. 75. The Trial of Sergio Romano 🔒
  76. 76. Judgment of the Five Families 🔒
  77. 77. The Zurich Accounts Liquidation 🔒
  78. 78. Midnight in Geneva 🔒
  79. 79. The Sicilian Coalition 🔒
  80. 80. The Return to Manhattan 🔒
  81. 81. The Sovereign Manor Expansion 🔒
  82. 82. The Secret of the Romano Archives 🔒
  83. 83. The Shadow of the Past 🔒
  84. 84. Vows in the Moonlight 🔒
  85. 85. The Sovereign Coronation Announcement 🔒
  86. 86. The Sicilian Robes of State 🔒
  87. 87. The Chicago Emissaries 🔒
  88. 88. The Hudson River Gala 🔒
  89. 89. The Traitor’s Shadow Exorcised 🔒
  90. 90. The Day of the Sovereign 🔒
  91. 91. The Grand Procession on Fifth Avenue 🔒
  92. 92. The Gathering of the Five Families 🔒
  93. 93. The Sacred Vows of the Crown 🔒
  94. 94. The Anointing of the Queen 🔒
  95. 95. The Coronation Waltz 🔒
  96. 96. Reign of the Sovereign Monarchs 🔒
  97. 97. The Sovereign Dawn 🔒
  98. 98. The First Plenary Session 🔒
  99. 99. The Brooklyn Maritime Review 🔒
  100. 100. Music for the Soul 🔒
  101. 101. The Mediterranean Accord 🔒
  102. 102. Francesca’s Triumph 🔒
  103. 103. Midnight in Paris 🔒
  104. 104. The Return of the Old Dons 🔒
  105. 105. The Secret in the Garden 🔒
  106. 106. The King’s Tears 🔒
  107. 107. The Patriarchs' Celebration 🔒
  108. 108. Fortress of New Life 🔒
  109. 109. Winter in the Fortress 🔒
  110. 110. The Spring Blossoms 🔒
  111. 111. The Labor of the Queen 🔒
  112. 112. Birth of the Sovereign Heir 🔒
  113. 113. The Twenty-One Gun Salute 🔒
  114. 114. The Patriarchs' Tears 🔒
  115. 115. The Baptism at Saint Patrick’s 🔒
  116. 116. The Sovereign Philanthropy 🔒
  117. 117. The Transatlantic Peace 🔒
  118. 118. Francesca’s Wedding 🔒
  119. 119. A Night at the Lake 🔒
  120. 120. Blood and Roses Eternal 🔒

Chapter 27

The Hospital Awakening

Blood and Roses · Alessia DeLuca & Production Syndicate · 6 min read

At six o'clock on Sunday morning, dawn broke over Manhattan in streaks of rose-gold and pale amber. An armored convoy of two black Mercedes Maybachs and four tactical Suburbans glided through the deserted streets of Upper Manhattan, pulling into the private ambulance bay of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Alessandro and Isabella stepped out into the crisp autumn morning, flanked by Gianni and eight heavily armed Viti soldiers wearing discreet kevlar vests…

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