By Sin I Rise: Part One

***By Sin I Rise: Part One*** is the first book in the Sins of the Fathers Series by Cora Reilly, a spin-off series from the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, released on 15th September 2021. *By Sin I Rise: Part One* is from the perspective of Luca and Aria's daughter, Marcella and Maddox White, the nephew of the Tartarus Motorcycle Club President. Many known characters and new ones appear in the story.

*By Sin I Rise: Part Two*, a sequel to *By Sin I Rise: Part One*, and the continuation of the Sins of the Fathers Series was released on December 15, 2021.

## Synopsis

Maddox – Mad Dog – White hates everything the name Vitiello stands for, after he witnessed his father and his men getting butchered by the Capo of the Italian mob in their territory. Raised by his uncle, the president of the Tartarus MC, Maddox is destined to follow in his footsteps. Now their chapter is on the rise again, but for their ultimate triumph they need to destroy the Vitiello empire. And what better way to do it than to steal the spoilt Vitiello princess and break her piece by piece until her father begs for mercy.

Known as the spoilt princess of New York, Marcella Vitiello grew up in a golden cage. If your father is the most feared man in New York, people gift you with reverence.

Destined to marry the boyfriend approved by her father, Marcella is sick of being treated like an untouchable porcelain doll.

She resents the life forced upon her by her family until everything she took for granted is ripped from her. Where she’s now, her name doesn’t bring awe, only pain and humiliation.

If you’ve grown up in a high castle, the fall is all the deeper.

Sins of the fathers have a way of catching up, who’s going to bleed for them?

## Summary

The book begins with 5-year-old Maddox watching as his father, the President of the Jersey Tartarus MC, and his family are brutally killed by Luca Vitello. After his mother flees to Texas and finds shelter with his uncle Earl, not too long after she married earl, later having a son Gray, half brother to Maddox. He makes a promise of vengeance to kill Luca for taking his father and family away. 19-year-old Marcella has fabricated her perfect life and works hard to maintain her reputation as someone always in the spotlight. Despite her engagement to Giovanni, and her perfect world planned out, she finds Giovanni not satisfying her in the way she wants. She strives for the love her parents have and does not have this with Giovanni and he is so beyond scared of her father that he will barely even touch her. After once again trying to make a move on Giovanni, and him rejecting her, she ends the engagement. Upset and wanting her mind off things Marcella begs Amo to go with her to one of the Famiglia's nightclubs.

At the nightclub, Marcella knows of all the attention she is getting from the men, however, one look at a blonde man, who seemed out of place sent off her warning sirens. None of her bodyguards seemed concerned with the man so she ignored her gut feeling. The man was Maddox, he had been following her for a while now, as his intention was to eventually kidnap her as part of his revenge plan against Luca Vitiello.

After meeting up with Giovanni, and sending her bodyguards away to not overhear their fight, a white van pulls out, and out jumps Maddox, who grabs Marcella and pulls her into the van. She recognizes him from the club, but before she has a chance to fight back he drugs her and puts her into the van. Gunfire starts as her bodyguards and the Tartarus start a gunfight, but her bodyguards are not quick enough and they get away.

After multiple car changes, they end up at the Clubhouse in the middle of a forest. The MC drags Marcella into a cage surrounded by other dog cages filled with vicious Rottweilers, trained to kill. Marcella stands her ground, with her hand held high, not willing to lose face, she bites back with comments unwilling to let the Vitiello name be a coward. Not liking how she is acting Earl and other members have her strip naked and film her as their first aspect of getting to Luca. Despite the shame she felt, Marcella holds her head high. At this point, Maddox feels uneasy about the lustful learning eyes of the other MC. He is angry about his feeling inside of him but seems to be unable to leave Marcella alone, or out of his mind. They post the video online.

Marcella decides her only hope of escape was through Maddox, he constantly watched her through the night, and could not seem to stay away. She flirted with him and tried to get into his head. Despite knowing what she was doing, it was still working, and Maddox convinces Earl to let Marcella stay in his room with him, thinking he was torturing her in other ways. The time they spend together grows both of their feelings.

When Vitiello agrees to hand himself over for Marcella, Earl decides he does not like his attitude and wants to make Luca really suffer. Having one of his men drag Marcella from Maddox's room while he is out they take Marcella before Earl. He states he will make her condescending look go away and guts off her earlobe. When Maddox returns later that day and finds Marcella he is furious and tries to confront earl, stating that we were only planning on kidnapping her as leverage against Luca and that torturing his daughter was not part of the plan. Earl grows suspicious of Maddox, seeing that she has obviously started to sway her.

After continuing to grow closer to each other, Marcella is drawn to his bad-boy side. Finally finding a guy who was not afraid of her father, she sleeps with Maddox. After their night together, understanding his feelings for her, she tells him, she is scared of what else they will do for her, and he is her only chance of escape. At that, Maddox wrestles between his love for Marcella and his hate for her father.

Seeing how Maddox has changed, the MC no longer informs Maddox of decisions made based on Marcella. They decide that he is spending too much time with her and she is swaying him. Knowing they are going to move her back into the cages the next day Maddox does not return to his room, trying to figure out what he can do. When he walks in and sees a tattooing kit out, and asks about it they tell him Earl has a special plan for Marcella. Feeling desperate and knowing what he has to do to ensure her safety, he calls Luca and tells him where they are located.

Maddox tries to get Gray off the territory before Luca and his men arrive with guns blazing, but Gray figures out Maddox betrayed the Tartarus. Gray tries to alert the others, but Maddox knocks him out. Cody finds Gray and informs Earl of what Maddox has done. Earl knocks Maddox out and drags him into the cage next to Marcella, he is forced to watch as they rip off her shirt, force her down and tattoo the words "Vitiello Whore" on her back.

Earl decides to kill Maddox, by putting him in a cage with two of the dogs and getting eaten alive, but Maddox knows how to stop the dogs and is safe. Soon gunfire is heard and it is evident that Luca and his men are there to save Marcella. Sharing a last kiss, Maddox makes it his mission to save Marcella and get her to her father. He convinces Gray to hand over the keys to the cage and he and Marcella escape into the clubhouse bar. Soon Earl and his men storm in as Luca has them surrounded. In order to save Marcella, Maddox starts fighting against the MC.

Marcella is rescued by Luca, Amo, and Matteo. She begs her dad to spare Maddox's life. Soon they are on their way back to New York, and doctors check them out. They had captured Earl, Maddox, and Cody. Maddox was able to help Gray escape. As they get ready to torture, Marcella insists she wants to go, and despite his reluctance Luca allows it.

The next day she is sure to prove Maddox's love and loyalty to her. When she walks in she hands Maddox a knife from the weapons in the torture room and said if he really loves her, he will kill his uncle. When Maddox does, Luca and Amo are shocked. Before she leaves she begs her father to not kill him. He does not kill him but takes him to a separate cell.

After much convincing from Marcella, and telling Luca, her plans to be involved in the Famiglia and hunt down all the MC members and make them kneel to the Famiglia, she wants Maddox at her side. Later Luca goes to Maddox's cell and talks over with him. They both agree they will not kill the other because of their love for Marcella. Luca agrees to his freedom and allows him to work with the Famiglia. Luca then gives Maddox a bullet journal belonging to Marcella showing him her perfect timeline, and telling him if he really loves Marcella, he would leave and never come back.

Matteo gives Maddox his motorcycle to use to go find his brother and mother but says he wants it back when he returns. He also mentions that he will have to marry Marcella and change things to fit into her society. Knowing he is off looking for his family, Marcella is happy because she knows he will come back for her despite everyone else being sure he will not.

A few weeks later, a motorcycle is heard pulling up to the Vitiello mansion. Excited Marcella rushes to the window, but is confused to see her uncle Matteo on the motorcycle he gave to Maddox. Her dad tells her, that Maddox had dropped off the motorcycle with Growl and was quick to leave without another word. Not believing it, she tries to tell her family, but her mom tells her that he is really gone. They tell her he does not want to settle down and have a lifestyle like theirs. This news leaves Marcella heartbroken.

## Characters

* Maddox White
* Marcella Vitiello
* Pop
* Earl White
* Gray White
* Luca Vitiello
* Aria Vitiello
* Amo Vitiello
* Lora
* Giovanni
* Gunnar
* Cody
* Mary-Lu
* Valerio Vitiello
* Matteo Vitiello
* Cherry
* Gianna Vitiello
* Liliana Cancio
* Isabella Vitiello
* Flavio Cancio
* Sara Cancio
* Inessa Cancio
* Romero Cancio
* Growl
* Satan
* Denver
* Leroy
* Ruby
* Wesson
* Smith

### Mentioned

* Francesco Allegri
* Maribel
* Constance
* Remo Falcone
* Cara Trevisan

## Official Playlist

During the writing process, Cora Reilly was inspired by various pieces of music. She compiled her music into a playlist, or released the song titles via her official social media sites. They are listed below.

* Juju – Coco Chanel
* Ava Max – Kings & Queens
* Zoe Wees – Girls Like Us
* David Guetta ft. Sia – She Wolf
* Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
* Ava Max – Tattoo
* Pistol Annies – Hell On Heels
* Mabel ft. Kojo Funds – Finders Keepers
* Ava Max – Take You To Hell
* Mary Mary – Shackles
* BANKS – Fuck Em Only We Know
* Gabrielle Aplim – Salvation
* ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
* Ivy Quainoo – Soul Suckers
* The Weeknd – Die For You
* Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars – BLOW
* Lena – Skinny Bitch
* Nico Santos – Play With Fire
* Fairuz – Diva (Marcella)

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1. ↑ Marcella playlist's Playlist on Cora Reilly's Youtube Channel