Chapter 10 - The New Mastermind
The lifeless body lying in the pool of blood belonged entirely to Julian.
Sarah dropped the smoking weapon and surrendered to the advancing federal agents without any further resistance.
She was placed in heavy steel handcuffs and dragged away to face a lifetime in federal prison for her numerous crimes.
Paramedics arrived on the scene and confirmed that the experimental antidote had completely neutralized the poison in the bloodstream of Marcus.
The terrifying nightmare that had haunted their family for months was finally and permanently over.
Several months passed and Marcus successfully rebuilt his life with a renewed focus on his beautiful daughter.
They moved to a peaceful new city where Lily thrived in a safe and incredibly loving environment.
Marcus finally felt like he had protected his family and properly honored the memory of his late wife.
He walked to the end of his new driveway to check the morning mail while enjoying the warm sunshine.
He opened a plain white envelope and found a photograph of himself and Lily taken through a high-powered sniper scope.
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A handwritten note on the back warned him that Julian was only a low-level manager in a much larger global syndicate.
The note ended by promising that the real mastermind was already living inside their new home.
