Chapter 6 - The Ghost Account
I stared at the live video feed with absolute disbelief and mounting horror.
My mother was supposed to be safely residing in an exclusive European memory care facility.
Julian smiled into the camera and casually cocked the hammer of his silver weapon.
He demanded that I surrender myself to the federal authorities within twenty four hours.
He promised to execute our mother on a live broadcast if I failed to comply with his demands.
The video feed abruptly cut out and left me staring at a black screen.
I realized that Julian had been playing a terrifying psychological game with me for years.
He had secretly kidnapped our mother and used her as the ultimate leverage against my power.
I knew that surrendering to the authorities would mean immediate death for me and Elena.
I had to bypass the frozen corporate accounts and access a hidden wealth that Julian knew absolutely nothing about.
I opened a heavily encrypted dark web portal that I had not utilized since my criminal youth.
I activated a ghost account containing millions of dollars in untraceable cryptocurrency.
I used the digital funds to immediately hire a rival tactical extraction team stationed in the city.
I sent them the IP address from the video feed and ordered them to rescue my mother at any cost.
Elena held my hand tightly as we waited in agonizing silence for the mercenaries to report back.
Marco cleaned his weapon and prepared for the inevitable violence that would soon follow.
The tactical team leader finally called my secure line exactly two hours later.
He reported that they had successfully breached the facility and secured the hostage.
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I let out a massive sigh of relief and thanked the mercenary for his quick work.
The commander paused and delivered a horrific piece of information that destroyed my fragile hope.
