Chapter 9 - The Unlikely Hero
Marco's finger tightened on the trigger of his heavy pistol.
Vincent stared down the barrel, refusing to close his eyes or beg for his life.
Suddenly, a heavy medical oxygen tank swung through the air with brutal force.
The metal cylinder smashed violently into the back of Marco's skull.
Marco's eyes rolled back into his head.
He collapsed to the floor like a puppet with cut strings.
Tessa stood behind him, breathing heavily and gripping the metal tank with white knuckles.
She looked at Vincent and revealed she had never actually left for the bank.
She had seen Marco grab his weapon in the hallway and doubled back to protect her patient.
Vincent felt a rare surge of profound gratitude.
He ordered Tessa to use the spare medical restraints to tie Marco to the heavy cast-iron radiator.
They secured the traitor tightly and stripped him of his weapons and phone.
Vincent unlocked Marco's encrypted smartphone.
He quickly typed a text message to Dominic, posing as the security chief.
The message simply stated that the job was finished and Vincent Corvino was dead.
Dominic replied instantly, saying he was coming upstairs to claim his new throne.
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Vincent checked the ammunition magazine in Marco's stolen gun.
He racked the slide and aimed the weapon steadily at the bedroom door.
