Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Betrayal
Cole did not hesitate for a single fraction of a second.
He drew his backup weapon and fired a lethal shot directly into Grant's chest.
His traitorous cousin collapsed onto the cold concrete, his reign of terror permanently ended.
Cole rushed forward and pulled his crying, terrified daughter into a fierce, protective embrace.
Eleanor stood quietly over Grant's lifeless body, securing her silver pistol back into its sleek holster.
The shipping yard was completely quiet, entirely secured by the Architect's highly trained ghost operatives.
They had miraculously won the impossible war and reclaimed the entire Mercer empire in a single night.
Cole carried his exhausted daughter back to the heavily fortified safe house to let her sleep.
He felt an overwhelming, profound sense of gratitude and deep affection for the brilliant woman who had saved them.
He walked quietly into Eleanor's private command office to finalize the massive transfer of syndicate funds.
He sat down at her sleek desk and accidentally bumped her computer mouse, waking the large monitors.
A highly encrypted, top-secret file was left openly displayed on the center of the glowing screen.
Cole leaned in closely to read the details of the active, multi-million dollar assassination contract.
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The primary target explicitly listed for immediate execution was Cole Mercer himself.
The authorized, digitally verified signature at the very bottom of the lethal contract belonged exclusively to Eleanor Price.
