Chapter 10 - The Secret in the Seams
Vincent refused to let his family be destroyed by this monster.
He pulled a hidden derringer pistol from his ankle holster that Salvatore had missed.
With perfect precision, Vincent fired his single shot directly into the helicopter's tail rotor.
The metal blades shattered instantly, causing the engine to smoke and stall out.
Salvatore screamed in frustration and dropped the child to raise his shotgun.
Vincent lunged forward with his combat knife and drove it deep into Salvatore's chest.
The rival boss fell backward onto the grass and did not move again.
Police sirens wailed in the distance as Camille ran to scoop up her crying daughter.
Vincent held them both tightly, bleeding and exhausted, but completely victorious.
A year later, the Castellano estate had been fully rebuilt and completely secured.
Vincent had formally adopted Adeline and married Camille in a quiet, private ceremony.
They were finally safe from the violent ghosts of their past.
Adeline played happily on the sunlit lawn with a brand new green stuffed alligator.
She accidentally snagged the toy on a sharp thorn hidden in the rose bush.
The fabric tore open, and a tiny, silver microphone fell into the dirt.
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A cold, mechanical voice crackled softly from the hidden device in perfect Russian.
The voice quietly confirmed to an unknown listener that the target was now perfectly in sight.
