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The Saint of Sicily
  1. 1. The Blood on the Cobblestones
  2. 2. The Scalpel and the Gun
  3. 3. The Blood Oath of Il Capo
  4. 4. Fortress of Castellammare 🔒
  5. 5. The Anatomy of a Don 🔒
  6. 6. Shadows over Monreale 🔒
  7. 7. The Raven's Mark 🔒
  8. 8. Sins in the Salt Air 🔒
  9. 9. The Palermo Underworld 🔒
  10. 10. Wine and Gunpowder 🔒
  11. 11. The Catacombs of the Capuchins 🔒
  12. 12. Fire in the Crypt 🔒
  13. 13. Starlight over the Gulf 🔒
  14. 14. The Judge's Ledger 🔒
  15. 15. The Ball at Palazzo Gangi 🔒
  16. 16. Poison in the Goblet 🔒
  17. 17. The Traitor's Reckoning 🔒
  18. 18. The Sicilian Tempest 🔒
  19. 19. The Siege of Castellammare 🔒
  20. 20. Carnal Refuge in the Storm 🔒
  21. 21. Counterstrike at Dawn 🔒
  22. 22. The Madonie Mountains 🔒
  23. 23. Infiltration of the Villa d'Oro 🔒
  24. 24. Blood on the Marble 🔒
  25. 25. The Trial of the Don 🔒
  26. 26. Vengeance Fulfilled 🔒
  27. 27. Sacred Vows in the Olive Grove 🔒
  28. 28. Crown of the Bellini 🔒
  29. 29. Cleansing the Bloodline 🔒
  30. 30. Rebirth in Palermo 🔒
  31. 31. The Proposal in Cefalù 🔒
  32. 32. The Cathedral of Monreale 🔒
  33. 33. Velvet and Sea Salt 🔒
  34. 34. The Saint's Clinic 🔒
  35. 35. The Dynasty of the Dove and the Raven 🔒

Chapter 17

The Traitor's Reckoning

The Saint of Sicily · Matteo DeLuca · 5 min read

The private green salon on the piano nobile of the Palazzo Gangi was insulated from the music of the grand ballroom by twelve-inch doors of solid Sicilian walnut. Heavy damask draperies of forest green velvet muffled all sound from the piazza, casting the vaulted room into deep, shadow-streaked intimacy. In the center of the room, kneeling on the Persian carpet with his hands bound behind his back by heavy nylon…

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