Chapter 7 - Justice in the DarkThe heavy iron doors swung open with a loud metallic clank. Marco stepped inside, flanked by four heavily armed guards in tactical gear.
"Take him down to the lower vault," I ordered, not even sparing Dominic a glance. "Keep him alive, fed, and breathing. I want him to witness every single asset, account, and territory he thought he stole being dismantled piece by piece over the next ten years. Let him live with the absolute failure of his ambition."
"Dante! No! Please, just kill me! Kill me now!" Dominic screamed as the guards grabbed him by the arms, hoisting his dead weight off the floor and dragging him out into the corridor. His desperate cries echoed down the hall until the heavy vault doors sealed shut, cutting him off from the world forever.
When the room fell silent again, only Luca and I remained.
"Clean up the perimeter," I told Luca without turning around. "And make sure Sophia and little Emma are set up for life. Give them whatever they need. They earned more than money can ever buy."
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"Understood, boss," Luca nodded respectfully, turning on his heel and exiting the study.
I stood alone in the red-lit room, the silence pressing in from all sides. The adrenaline was fading, leaving behind a heavy, hollow ache in my chest.
