Chapter 8 - The Ultimate Betrayal
Silas looked exactly as he had on the day of his supposed fatal plane crash.
"Hello, big brother," Silas said, his voice dripping with venom.
Adrian stepped in front of Naomi, shielding her and Zuri.
"You staged the crash," Adrian realized with sickening clarity.
Silas stood up, keeping the rifle pointed at Adrian’s chest.
"I had to disappear to find out the truth about our dear mother."
Vance stepped out from the shadows of the boathouse, flanked by two armed guards.
"Silas is the true heir by blood," Vance stated coldly.
Silas sneered and held out his hand.
"Give me the key and the drive, Adrian."
Adrian calculated the distance between them, knowing he couldn't beat three men with guns.
Naomi suddenly screamed as one of the guards grabbed Zuri by the hair.
"Don't hurt her!" Naomi fought wildly, scratching at the guard's face.
Adrian roared and threw a punch at Vance, but Silas slammed the butt of his rifle into Adrian’s jaw.
Adrian hit the wooden floorboards hard, tasting copper and salt.
Silas stepped on Adrian's chest, pinning him down.
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"Take the kid to the chopper," Silas ordered the guard.
Zuri screamed for her mother as she was dragged out into the cold night air.
