Chapter 3 - The Safehouse

We arrived at my heavily fortified estate in upstate New York.
I handed Emma over to my trusted housekeeper, Maria.
I told Maria to feed her and never let her out of her sight.
I gathered my top lieutenants in the war room.
We reviewed the footage of the black sedan from city traffic cameras.
The corrupt detective was named Harris.
I knew Harris well because I used to pay him off myself.
Marco slammed his fist on the table and demanded we wipe out the Volkovs.
I told him we needed to find the mother first.
If she was Antonio’s widow, she was under my protection.
My phone rang with an unknown number.
I put it on speaker for the whole room to hear.
A heavy Russian accent echoed through the silent room.
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The voice told me to look out the window.
A massive explosion shattered the front gates of my compound.