Skip to content
Booknovel
The Mob Doctor's Surrender
  1. 1. The Debt in Milan
  2. 2. The Surgeon's Bargain
  3. 3. The Flight to Taormina
  4. 4. Blood on the Marble 🔒
  5. 5. The Don's Inspection 🔒
  6. 6. Dinner at the Edge of the Cliff 🔒
  7. 7. The Midnight Stalker 🔒
  8. 8. The Seduction of the Falcon 🔒
  9. 9. The Village of the Faithful 🔒
  10. 10. The Magistrate's Ultimatum 🔒
  11. 11. The Camorra's Ultimatum 🔒
  12. 12. A Day on the Blue Waters 🔒
  13. 13. The Masked Gala in Palermo 🔒
  14. 14. The Ambush at the Straits 🔒
  15. 15. The Capture of the Queen 🔒
  16. 16. The Falcon's Retribution 🔒
  17. 17. In the Claws of the Serpent 🔒
  18. 18. Blood and Thunder 🔒
  19. 19. The Cleansing of Sicily 🔒
  20. 20. The Grand Cathedral Wedding 🔒
  21. 21. Vows of the Sovereign 🔒
  22. 22. Consummation of the Donna 🔒
  23. 23. The Foundation of Hope 🔒
  24. 24. A Heartbeat in the Fortress 🔒
  25. 25. The Son of the Falcon 🔒
  26. 26. The Sovereign of Sicily 🔒

Chapter 9

The Village of the Faithful

The Mob Doctor's Surrender · Elena Vance & Dante Moretti · 7 min read

The descent from the heights of Castello di San Corvo to the medieval mountain village of Castelmola followed an ancient stone donkey trail that had been carved into the sheer limestone cliffs by Norman crusaders in 1180. The morning air was crisp and sweet, scented with wild mountain sage, crushed rosemary, and the salt spray rising from the sapphire sea below. As Elena walked beside Santino, holding his hand, she…

Keep reading in the app

This chapter is in the Booknovel app. Unlock it with coins, a short ad, the free timer or VIP.

Open chapter 9 in the app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play
Read offline in the app Open app