The Chrysanthemum Protocol

A relentless ghost. A global conspiracy. An empire built on betrayal. Luke Valente was once a loyal son of Naples, until a shadow organization known only as the Protocol betrayed everything he held dear. They murdered his family, destroyed his world, and left him for dead. But some men refuse to stay buried. Now, allied with Sakura, a lethal Yakuza operative fighting her own ghosts, Luke resurfaces. From the neon-drenched streets of Tokyo to the ancient catacombs beneath Sicily, they hunt the Protocol's architects - a clandestine network of power brokers and compromised elites who seek to reshape the world in fire and blood. As their desperate hunt explodes into a brutal proxy war, Luke and Sakura find themselves targets of both sides, caught between a global purge and their own fracturing loyalties. The deeper they dig, the more terrifying the truth becomes: the Protocol's roots stretch back decades, their reach into the highest echelons of power absolute. In a world consumed by chaos, where allies are few and betrayals are inevitable, Luke must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to burn the Protocol to ashes. But vengeance, he learns, comes at a devastating cost-a cost that will redefine their very understanding of peace, survival, and the profound, unexpected nature of love.
Some men should stay dead. But some legends refuse to di