IN SEAS OF GREEN - WIP INTRODUCTION
Familia Ante Omnia: Book 1
Family Above All. Matteo Sasso-Volcov was taught to uphold that value, that family was the most important aspect in one’s life. After the massacre of the Sasso’s there was no family worthy to hold to such a degree, if there had ever been to begin with.
Treated as a second class member of the Volcov family and overworked, Matteo nears a breaking point. As the rug is lifted and the Volcov Bratva’s ill deeds against members is revealed, history begins to repeat. The once influential family within the New York Underworld turns on itself, brother against brother, son against father.
THEMES: self fulfilling prophecies, organized crime, corrupted law enforcement/politicians, found family, romance, characters who haunt the narrative
CONTENT WARNINGS: violence, murder, domestic abuse, drug/alcohol abuse, homophobia, mentions of miscarriages and still births, implied sexual assault
MAIN CHARACTERS: Matteo Sasso-Volcov, Nikolai Sasso-Volcov, Nikita Lebedev, Aiyla Iravani
"And yet here I am, your obedient dog,” Nikolai’s eyes widened a small fraction, his sparse eyebrows knitting together as a frown formed, before he could reply Matteo continued, “But mistreated and hungry dogs aren’t loyal for long, are they? If anyone close to me suffers at your order, we’ll see how quickly loyalty can vanish.”
“I am not your enemy, my grandson,” The Patriarch reached out to take the younger man’s hand in his.
With a step back, he shook his head, “No, you’re not. But it was you who unleashed a bigger beast on us all and for what? In memory of the daughter who hated you until her last breath? Anya might have aimed the gun, but it was you who pulled the trigger.” He left then, having nothing left to say.