Chapter 3 - The Traitor Within
Killeran immediately ordered a complete tactical lockdown of the entire estate.
Heavy steel shutters slammed down automatically over every single window in the mansion.
He grabbed his customized pistol from a hidden compartment under his mahogany desk.
He told Mave to stay in the secure guest room and not make a single sound.
Mave grabbed his arm fiercely and begged him to save her brother first.
Killeran promised her on his own life that Rowan would not be harmed tonight.
He stepped out into the grand hallway and moved silently in the deep shadows.
He knew the traitor had to be a high-ranking member of his own syndicate.
Only his trusted inner circle had security access to the private garage area.
He walked cautiously toward the main surveillance control room in the east wing.
The heavy metal door of the security room was slightly pushed ajar.
Killeran pushed it completely open with the cold barrel of his loaded gun.
His two loyal security guards were lying completely dead in a massive pool of blood.
The main surveillance hard drives had been entirely physically destroyed with a hammer.
Someone was erasing their tracks with professional, deadly efficiency.
Killeran heard a faint, deliberate footstep on the marble staircase directly behind him.
He spun around instantly and aimed his weapon at the dark landing.
His trusted underboss, Silas, stepped into the dim light with his hands slowly raised.
Silas claimed he had just arrived after hearing the lockdown alarm blaring.
Killeran noticed a fresh, bloody scratch on Silas's expensive leather watch band.
It was the exact shape of the desperate struggle marks left on Mave's torn coat.
Killeran slowly lowered his gun but kept his finger resting firmly on the trigger.
He asked Silas casually where he had been for the last three long hours.
Silas smiled smoothly and said he was negotiating peace with the Rossi family.
Killeran knew instantly that Silas was lying straight to his face.
Before Killeran could pull the trigger, the mansion's power grid completely failed.
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The entire massive estate was plunged into pitch-black, terrifying darkness.
The loud sound of shattering glass echoed violently from the exact room where Mave was hiding.
