Chapter 10 - The Last Promise
Six months later, the nightmare was entirely a thing of the past.
The Chief of Police and his corrupt officers were sentenced to life in federal prison.
Victor was dealt with quietly, in the traditional way our family handled traitors.
I legally adopted Leo and Maya, moving them into a massive, highly secure estate in the country.
The darkness of my mafia life was kept entirely separate from their bright, beautiful world.
Leo's leg had healed perfectly, and he was currently running across the green lawn with a new puppy.
Maya was sitting on a blanket, laughing as she painted a picture with bright colors.
They were healthy, happy, and finally safe from the monsters in the dark.
I sat on the porch, drinking coffee and watching them with a profound sense of peace.
I had kept my promise to Ethan, protecting his bloodline at all costs.
Our family was whole again, and the future looked brighter than ever before.
Later that night, I was organizing Ethan's old office files that we had recovered from the house.
A hidden wooden compartment in his desk drawer accidentally popped open.
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Inside was a photograph of me, completely covered in thick red ink.
Attached to it was a note in Ethan's handwriting that simply said I was the next target.
