Chapter 10 - The Family Reborn
The explosion was a deafening, earth-shattering roar that shook the very foundations of the city.
The thick steel doors of the vault buckled inward, but the heavy metal held firm against the blast.
We were plunged into absolute darkness, surrounded by the terrifying sound of collapsing steel and concrete.
I shielded Elena and Mia with my body, waiting for the devastating noise to finally stop.
When the dust finally settled, Marco pried the jammed vault door open from the outside using a heavy crowbar.
He was bleeding and exhausted, but he smiled as he helped us climb out of the smoking ruins.
Julian and his mercenaries were completely buried beneath thousands of tons of burning rubble.
The police sirens began wailing in the distance, but my private extraction helicopter was already landing on the docks.
We boarded the chopper, leaving the ashes of my old, violent life far behind us.
Six months later, the Mediterranean sun shone brightly over our private villa in Tuscany.
I sat on the terrace, watching Elena laugh as she painted a picture of the rolling vineyards.
Mia was running happily through the grass, chasing a stray butterfly without a care in the world.
I had legally dissolved my criminal empire, transferring the legitimate businesses into a blind trust.
We were completely safe, finally living the beautiful, peaceful life that was stolen from us eight years ago.
I smiled, taking a sip of my coffee, feeling truly happy for the first time in a decade.
Then, Elena walked inside to fetch more water and found a strange, blinking metallic device sewn inside Mia's favorite stuffed bear.
At the exact same moment, my brand-new, highly encrypted burner phone rang on the patio table.
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A distorted voice on the other end whispered that Julian was only a low-level foot soldier.
The voice promised that the real game for the Moretti bloodline was just beginning.
