Chapter 3 - The Safe House
Elena quietly confessed that Vance and Julian were only following orders from a much higher authority.
She refused to say another word until we were far away from the compromised hospital.
I immediately ordered Marco to initiate a tactical medical evacuation using my private security forces.
We transported Elena to a heavily fortified penthouse safe house overlooking the East River.
The luxury apartment featured bulletproof glass and a private medical suite staffed by loyal doctors.
I sat beside her bed as a private physician monitored the strong heartbeat of our unborn baby.
Elena finally looked at me with a sense of calm that she had not possessed in months.
She explained that she had accidentally discovered a hidden ledger in my home office before our divorce.
The ledger contained irrefutable proof that my family fortune was funding an international human trafficking syndicate.
Julian and Vance were using my legitimate shipping company to move illicit cargo across the globe.
I felt a sickening knot form in my stomach as I realized how blind I had been to their crimes.
I had spent years building a clean corporate reputation while my own brother poisoned it from the inside.
I promised Elena that I would dismantle the entire Mercer empire just to keep her safe.
I walked out to the living room and instructed Marco to gather our most lethal tactical operators.
We were going to launch a coordinated strike against Vance’s legal firm tonight.
Suddenly, the penthouse security alarms began to shriek with a deafening electronic wail.
The live surveillance monitors on the wall flickered and completely went dark.
Marco drew his weapon and pushed me back toward the reinforced door of the medical suite.
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He looked at me with grim determination and said that our elite perimeter guards were already dead.
A massive explosion violently shattered the bulletproof glass of the penthouse balcony.
