Chapter 10 - The False Victory
The tall man raised a customized assault rifle to execute Damian.
Damian did not flinch or raise his pistol in defense.
Instead, he pressed his thumb hard against a remote detonator hidden inside his pocket.
He had rigged the front half of the warehouse with military-grade C4 explosives years ago.
The entire front wall of the building erupted in a massive, deafening fireball.
The blast incinerated the tactical team and sent shockwaves rippling through the concrete floor.
Damian stood up slowly as the smoke and flames consumed his enemies.
He walked carefully through the burning rubble toward the center of the blast radius.
He found the tall man's charred, broken body lying beneath a collapsed steel beam.
Damian reached down and checked the dead man's right hand.
The corpse was wearing Anthony Romano's legendary gold boss ring.
The monster who had tormented their family for decades was finally dead.
Damian returned to Luca and Mia, announcing that the nightmare was truly over.
They stole a clean vehicle and drove straight to a private airstrip just outside the city.
Damian's personal jet was already fueled and waiting on the runway.
They boarded the luxurious plane and the pilot immediately took off into the dark sky.
Damian sat back in the plush leather seat, feeling a profound sense of victory and absolute relief.
He looked over at Mia, who was quietly playing with her ruined stuffed rabbit.
He smiled and asked her what else her Mommy had told her to say.
Mia reached into her dress and pulled out a folded, handwritten letter.
Damian opened it and recognized Elena's elegant handwriting immediately.
The letter said that their father really did die of a heart attack twenty-two years ago.
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The man Damian had just killed was a decoy hired by the true mastermind.
The person who built the ghost army and sent Mia to destroy the empire was their own mother.
