Chapter 10 - The New Reign
The Volkov boss stared at his phone in absolute horror as his billions vanished into the ether.
Without money to pay his mercenaries, the loyalties of his men evaporated in an instant.
The hired guns lowered their weapons and simply walked out of the clinic, refusing to fight for a broke man.
The Volkov boss was left standing alone, humiliated and completely powerless.
I took his weapon, ordered him to leave my city forever, and watched him scurry away like a frightened rat.
Six months later, the dust had finally settled on our violent world.
My mother peacefully passed away in her sleep, having lived long enough to see our family truly secure.
Clara fully recovered from her injuries and stepped out of the shadows to stand proudly by my side.
We stood on the balcony of our newly rebuilt estate, the undisputed rulers of the city’s underground.
I slipped a massive diamond ring onto her finger, officially making the brave maid the queen of the Hale syndicate.
Our wedding was a quiet, private affair, celebrating the peace and prosperity we had fought so hard to build.
We finally had our perfect, untainted happy ending.
As the evening wound down, my head of security brought me a small, unmarked wooden box that had been left at the front gates.
I opened the lid and found my father’s signature gold ring resting on a piece of black velvet.
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My father was supposed to have died in a car fire twenty years ago.
Beneath the ring was a handwritten note that read: "I want my empire back."
