Chapter 17 - Behind Enemy Lines
I was taken to a heavily fortified, highly luxurious penthouse hidden deep in the financial district.
Alejandro’s compound was a high-tech fortress filled with heavily armed cartel enforcers.
I was given a beautiful, expansive suite, but the thick steel door was heavily locked from the outside.
I was officially a prisoner playing the role of a highly obedient daughter.
For three days, I attended strategy meetings with Alejandro and his ruthless lieutenants.
I listened quietly, memorizing names, locations, and the complex supply routes of the Vargas cartel.
Mateo watched my every move with intense, paranoid hatred.
He deeply resented my sudden presence, terrified that Alejandro would give me his criminal inheritance.
On the fourth night, Alejandro hosted a massive banquet in the penthouse dining room.
He proudly introduced me to his international allies, parading me around as his ultimate prize.
I smiled gracefully, playing the perfect mafia princess while carefully studying the heavy security grid.
I noticed that the primary communication server room was located just down the hallway.
During a long toast, I discreetly slipped a small, metallic object from my evening purse.
It was a highly advanced GPS micro-tracker that Dante had secretly shown me how to use during my training.
I politely excused myself to the restroom, evading the drunken cartel guards in the hallway.
I quickly bypassed the electronic lock on the server room using a stolen keycard.
I attached the micro-tracker directly to the main power supply and activated the distress signal.
It was a highly encrypted frequency that only Dante and Ricardo could trace.
Suddenly, the heavy door of the server room was kicked entirely open.
Mateo stood in the doorway, holding a silenced pistol and smiling wickedly.
"I knew you were a filthy rat," Mateo hissed, raising his weapon.
"Father thinks you are his golden child, but I am going to end you right now."
I slowly raised my hands, my mind racing incredibly fast.
"If you kill me, Alejandro will skin you entirely alive," I stated calmly.
Mateo laughed, stepping directly into the small, claustrophobic room.
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"He will never know," Mateo whispered, pointing the gun at my forehead.
"I will simply tell him you tried to escape, and I was forced to put you down."
