Chapter 10 - The False Victory
The sound of heavy helicopter blades chopping through the morning air woke me from a restless sleep.
I looked out the broken cabin window and saw three black federal tactical choppers landing in the clearing.
Dozens of heavily armed FBI agents swarmed the property, securing the perimeter with absolute precision.
The agency director stepped out of the lead chopper, flashing his badge and lowering his weapon.
I carried Grace out of the cabin, handing her over to the federal paramedics who immediately began treating her wound.
My three daughters walked out behind me, wrapped in warm blankets provided by the agents.
The director informed me that they had successfully raided Carlo's compound during the night.
He confirmed that my father and Dante had both been killed in a massive, violent shootout with federal forces.
I signed the immunity documents on the hood of an armored vehicle, officially ending my life as a mafia boss.
I finally felt a profound, overwhelming sense of peace and true safety for the first time in years.
Later that evening, we were relocated to an impenetrable federal safe house hidden deep in the mountains.
I watched Olivia, Sophie, and Nora laughing wildly as they ate pizza in the heavily guarded living room.
I walked into the medical bay and hugged Grace tightly, thanking her for giving me my life and my children back.
She smiled warmly, telling me that she was just doing her job to protect the innocent.
I walked into the secure command center to review the evidence files the FBI had seized from my father's vault.
I wanted to find the specific audio recording where my father had ordered the hit on Isabelle.
I found the encrypted file, decrypted it using the agency codes, and pressed play on the computer terminal.
The audio recording clearly captured a woman's voice ordering the assassination of Isabelle and demanding the children be taken as collateral.
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The voice giving the ruthless, cold-blooded order did not belong to my father at all.
The voice on the recording belonged entirely to Grace.
