Chapter 6 - THE RETALIATIONThe peace was shattered at 3:00 AM.
BOOM!
A massive explosion blew open the heavy iron security gates at the front of the estate!
Searchlights flared across the grounds, and the shrill sound of emergency security sirens shattered the night silence!
WAAAH! WAAAH! WAAAH!
Sophia bolted awake in her bed, her heart hammering wildly.
Before she could process the sound, the bedroom door burst open! Lorenzo rushed inside, wearing tactical gear, holding a high-powered assault rifle.
"Lorenzo! What's happening?!" Sophia shrieked, jumping out of bed and grabbing Emma, who was crying in terror.
"Matteo Moretti," Lorenzo growled, his face set in a cold, deadly mask. "He brought forty mercenaries from the Chicago mob. They bypassed the outer perimeter with heavy explosives!"
"Oh God!" Sophia cried out.
"Marco is holding the front foyer!" Lorenzo said, grabbing Sophia’s shoulder and pulling her toward the hidden wall panel behind the wardrobe. "This leads to the subterranean panic room beneath the wine cellar. Take Emma and Lucas and go inside!"
"What about you?!" Sophia sobbed, clutching his arm.
"I am going to finish this," Lorenzo growled, pulling her close and kissing her deeply, possessively on the lips. "Lock the titanium door from the inside. Do not open it for anyone except me or Marco."
He turned, grabbed six-year-old Lucas from the hallway, handed him to Sophia, and pushed them into the dark concrete passage behind the wardrobe.
"I love you, Papa!" Lucas cried out.
Lorenzo smiled fiercely at his son. "I love you too, my boy. Stay with Sophia."
BOOM!
The hidden wardrobe door slammed shut and locked automatically.
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Outside in the hallway, Lorenzo turned around, racking the slide of his rifle with a sharp, terrifying CLACK.
"Let's go to work," Lorenzo growled.
