Chapter 18 - Interrogation in the DarkBack inside the fortified basement of the Manhattan safe house, Director Vance sat chained to a steel interrogation chair, his bespoke suit ruined, bleeding slightly from his shattered wrist.
Dominic sat across from him, slowly spinning his gold signet ring.
"Who else is in the directorate, Vance?" Dominic demanded. "Give me the names of every sleeper agent planted in the federal judiciary and law enforcement."
Vance spat blood onto the floor, laughing weakly. "You think cutting off my head stops the beast, Moretti? Veritas is a hydra. For every director you cage, two more take his place."
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"Let them try," Dominic replied coldly. "Because unlike your organization, my family fights for something real."
He signaled Bruno to lead the prisoner away. As Vance was hauled down into the high-security black-site holding cells, Dominic knew the war wasn't entirely over—but the heart of the monster had finally been ripped out.
