Chapter 6 - The Enemy Had One Final Demand—Choose Between the Vale Empire and the Family I Had Raised AloneSebastian's injury was serious.
A bullet had grazed his shoulder.
We returned to a secure estate.
The children slept upstairs.
I cleaned Sebastian's wound.
He watched me.
“I forgot how stubborn you are.”
“I never forgot yours.”
He smiled.
A real smile.
Then his expression became serious.
“I need to tell you something.”
“What?”
“I want to leave the organization.”
I stopped.
“You can't.”
“Yes.”
“Sebastian—”
“My grandfather built the empire.”
“I know.”
“And I spent years protecting it.”
“Yes.”
“I don't want my children to grow up like I did.”
He looked toward the hallway.
“I want them to know what normal feels like.”
I understood.
He wasn't trying to win me back.
He was trying to become someone his children could trust.
That mattered more.
Then we received a message.
The rival boss offered a trade.
Noah for the Vale family ledger.
The ledger contained enough information to destroy the empire.
Sebastian refused.
The rival boss threatened Noah.
Sebastian still refused.
I asked:
“Why?”
He looked at me.
“Because if I give them the ledger, they will never stop.”
“What are you going to do?”
“End it.”
The plan was dangerous.
Sebastian would expose the empire.
Transfer legitimate companies.
Destroy the criminal structure.
Turn over evidence.
Walk away.
But first, he had to survive the men inside his own organization.
Including his grandfather.
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Because his grandfather had escaped.
And he wasn't done.
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