Chapter 2 - The Betrayal
Victor instantly threw his massive body in front of Nora to shield her from the lethal laser sight.
Silas laughed loudly, a cold, metallic sound that chilled Lucia to her very bone.
The treacherous underboss mocked Victor for becoming a weak, pathetic old man obsessed with the ghosts of his past.
Silas proudly confessed that he had personally orchestrated the brutal ambush fifteen years ago.
He was the exact man who had ordered the kidnapping of Victor's precious daughter to weaken the empire.
Nora's breath hitched painfully as sudden, terrifying flashes of forgotten childhood memories pierced her mind.
She remembered a dark, damp basement and a terrifying man with a distinct serpent tattoo on his neck.
She looked closely at Silas's collar and saw the exact same green serpent ink hiding beneath his shirt.
Victor roared in absolute, unadulterated fury and pulled a hidden silver pistol from his tailored suit jacket.
Deafening gunfire immediately erupted, shattering the luxurious antique mirrors and expensive crystal chandeliers above them.
Lucia grabbed Nora by the arm and dragged her violently behind a heavy velvet sofa to dodge the flying bullets.
Victor moved with lethal, practiced precision, taking down two of the heavily armored attackers in mere seconds.
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But Silas coldly pulled the safety pin from a military fragmentation grenade and tossed it across the ruined suite.
The deadly explosive bounced across the marble floor and landed right next to the sofa where the women were hiding.
