Chapter 10 - The New Don
I didn't flinch at her suicidal threat.
"We aren't going to the airstrip," I replied calmly, adjusting my grip on the weapon.
"Take the next exit toward the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan."
My mother's arrogant smile vanished instantly.
"I have the master ledgers, the offshore account numbers, and the encrypted blackmail files," I revealed.
I explained that if she did not officially abdicate and call off Dante's ghost faction, I would hand the entire empire to the FBI.
She stared at me in horrified silence, realizing I was perfectly willing to burn the family legacy to ash.
To preserve her precious empire and her own freedom, she made the necessary phone calls from the car.
She legally transferred absolute, uncontested control of all family assets directly into my name.
By sunrise, the Matriarch was permanently exiled to a heavily guarded estate in Sicily.
Elena was rushed to my private underground clinic, where top-tier surgeons successfully repaired her shoulder.
Two weeks later, the dangerous storm had finally passed, leaving me as the undisputed Don of the syndicate.
I officially adopted Mia, ensuring Lorenzo's daughter was recognized as the untouchable princess of the new empire.
We stood quietly on the massive glass balcony of my penthouse, overlooking the peaceful morning skyline.
Elena rested her head gently on my shoulder, alive, safe, and finally free from the ghosts of her past.
We had infinitely vast resources, unbreakable security, and the beautiful promise of a fresh start.
Everything was perfect.
But back in her sprawling new luxury bedroom, Mia sat completely alone on the soft carpeted floor.
She calmly used her trusty metal wrench to unscrew the heavy ventilation grate hidden behind her toy box.
From the dark, dusty shaft, the six-year-old pulled out a cheap burner phone that suddenly buzzed with a new text message.
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The glowing screen illuminated her chillingly stoic face with a single line of text.
"Your uncle thinks he won, are you ready to finish the job?"
