Chapter 2 - The Empty Kingdom
Dominic arrogantly tossed his keys onto the marble entryway table of our sprawling penthouse apartment.
He had just finished a lavish four-course meal with his mother, father, and Natalie.
He fully expected to find me weeping on the living room sofa in a state of absolute misery.
Instead, he was greeted by a chilling and perfectly silent emptiness.
He called out my name, his voice dripping with condescension and deep irritation.
Nobody answered his demands.
He aggressively pushed open the door to the custom nursery he had proudly shown off to his investors.
The expensive crib was completely empty.
Every single piece of my clothing and all of Leo's belongings had been surgically removed from the premises.
Dominic pulled out his phone and frantically dialed my number.
The automated voice calmly informed him that my phone number had been permanently disconnected.
His mother, Victoria, walked into the apartment and complained loudly about the lack of welcoming hospitality.
Natalie trailed closely behind her, holding a shopping bag filled with designer clothes she had purchased using my credit card.
Dominic ignored them and rushed to his home office to check the hidden safe behind his bookshelf.
The heavy steel safe was wide open and completely cleared out.
His panic finally set in as his cell phone began to ring with an unknown caller ID.
He answered the call, expecting to hear my tearful apologies.
It was the senior vice president of his primary corporate banking institution.
The banker coldly informed Dominic that every single one of his accounts had just been frozen indefinitely.
Dominic screamed into the receiver, demanding to know who possessed the authority to freeze his assets.
The banker replied that the direct order came from the undisputed CEO of Brooks Global Corporation.
Dominic dropped his phone onto the hardwood floor as the horrifying realization finally struck him.
His quiet and unassuming wife was actually the sole heiress to a multi-billion dollar international empire.
Before he could even process his catastrophic mistake, a violent pounding echoed from the front door.
Natalie walked over to the security monitor and let out a blood-curdling scream of pure terror.
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She turned to Dominic with a pale face and tears streaming down her cheeks.
She told him that a dozen heavily armed men covered in syndicate tattoos were currently standing in the hallway.
