Chapter 15 - The Phantom's Ultimatum
The heavily armored helicopter aggressively tore through the turbulent sky, completely racing the violent sunrise toward the massive coastline of Monaco. Julian was heavily sedated in the back of the cabin, a highly skilled private combat medic aggressively working to entirely stabilize his shattered shoulder. Luca sat fiercely beside me, his large hands completely entirely covered in the dark blood of Silas's fallen mercenaries. The secure, heavily encrypted communication monitor on the helicopter wall suddenly violently flared to life with a loud, aggressive chime. The screen completely cleared, entirely revealing the incredibly opulent, massive interior of Silas Vane's billion-dollar superyacht. Silas sat completely comfortably in a plush leather chair, swirling a glass of expensive bourbon with a deeply arrogant, terrifyingly cold smile. He was a tall, incredibly imposing man with silver hair and dead, completely emotionless eyes that radiated absolute, purely psychopathic power. Sitting completely terrified on the massive leather sofa behind him was my beautiful son, Enzo. The little boy was clutching a small pillow, heavily crying for a mother he had never even consciously met. I aggressively slammed my hands entirely onto the communication console, loudly demanding that the monster completely let my child go. Silas laughed a deeply cruel, absolutely chilling laugh that completely echoed heavily through the small helicopter cabin. He heavily taunted Luca, completely declaring that the legendary Moretti empire was absolutely nothing but a massive disappointment. Silas coldly laid out his absolute, highly aggressive, completely non-negotiable ultimatum. He strictly demanded that Luca immediately sign over absolute, complete control of his entire global shipping network and massive weapons trade. In exchange for the completely legitimate, billion-dollar empire, Silas promised to heavily leave Enzo completely alive at a secure drop point. If Luca aggressively refused, or entirely attempted a violent tactical rescue, Silas vowed to completely drop the boy into the freezing ocean. Luca did not completely hesitate for a single, agonizing microsecond. He fiercely stared directly into the camera and completely agreed to every single massive, highly extortionate demand without blinking. He aggressively ordered his elite corporate lawyers to immediately draft the massive digital transfer of his entire life's work. Silas smirked highly triumphantly, completely providing the exact coordinates for the digital handover before aggressively terminating the call. Luca turned entirely to me, his dark eyes completely heavily burning with an incredibly fierce, absolutely undeniable tactical brilliance. He quietly completely whispered that he was absolutely going to sign the papers to heavily distract the arrogant ghost. But while Silas was completely busy celebrating his massive financial victory, we were going to aggressively sink his entire superyacht to the bottom of the sea.
