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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 19

The Siege of Castellammare

The Saint of Sicily · Matteo DeLuca · 5 min read

The storm outside raged in sync with the apocalyptic battle tearing through the ramparts of Villa Bellini. Tracers cut fiery red and green streaks through the driving rain, illuminating the ancient sandstone battlements in strobe-like flashes of violence. Heavy 50-caliber machine guns mounted to the cartel's armored transports chewed through the perimeter walls, sending showers of pulverized limestone exploding across the courtyard. Dante Bellini moved along the upper parapets like…

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