Chapter 6 - The Truth About Sadie’s Father Shatters Her Entire Family
Rose finally admitted the truth.
Mario had been betrayed by Angela.
Not deliberately.
But through trust.
Angela had unknowingly revealed his location to someone she believed was helping them escape.
That person had been Malcolm.
Malcolm had been working for Matteo.
He had arranged the hit.
But there was more.
Rose knew.
And she had hidden it.
Sadie felt shattered.
“My mother knew?”
“No.”
“Did you?”
“Yes.”
“You let me believe my mother was perfect.”
“She was protecting you.”
“By lying.”
“Sometimes love lies.”
Sadie shook her head.
“I don't know what to believe anymore.”
Dominic found her outside the old church.
He didn't touch her.
He knew better.
She stood in the rain.
“I thought my mother was the only good person in this story.”
“She loved you.”
“That doesn't make her perfect.”
“No.”
Sadie looked at him.
“Do you think we're doomed to become our families?”
“No.”
“How do you know?”
“Because we have a choice.”
She wiped her face.
“I don't want your empire.”
“You don't have to.”
“I don't want revenge.”
“You don't have to.”
“I just want all of this to stop.”
Dominic stepped closer.
“Then we'll stop it.”
They planned the final move.
They would expose every transaction.
Every shell company.
Every official.
Every murder.
Sadie would transfer the inherited shares into a public trust.
Dominic would testify against his own family.
Vincenzo would surrender all hidden assets.
Rose would provide her testimony.
The plan could dismantle the organization permanently.
But before they could execute it, Marco attacked.
He kidnapped Sadie.
Dominic received a video.
She was trapped in an abandoned train station.
Marco stood behind her.
“She controls the trust.”
Dominic stared at the screen.
“I know.”
“Sign it over.”
“No.”
Marco smiled.
“You love her.”
“Yes.”
“Then prove it.”
Dominic arrived alone.
The station was dark.
Marco stood at the platform.
Sadie was tied to a chair.
Matteo watched.
Malcolm stood nearby.
Dominic walked forward.
“I'll sign.”
Sadie shouted.
“No!”
Dominic ignored her.
He knew the plan.
He had hidden a recording device.
Matteo had started speaking.
He confessed.
He admitted ordering Mario's death.
He admitted manipulating Angela.
He admitted using Marco.
He admitted controlling Malcolm.
Every word was recorded.
Police were listening.
Federal agents surrounded the station.
Matteo realized too late.
He pulled his weapon.
Dominic moved.
A shot rang out.
Dominic fell.
Sadie screamed.
Matteo escaped.
Marco was arrested.
Malcolm was arrested.
Dominic had been shot in the shoulder.
Not the heart.
He survived.
Sadie sat beside him in the hospital.
“You idiot.”
He smiled weakly.
“You're welcome.”
“I didn't ask you to get shot.”
“I noticed.”
She laughed through tears.
“I love you.”
“I know.”
“Don't do that again.”
“I'll try.”
Vincenzo came later.
He placed a hand on Dominic's shoulder.
“You did what I couldn't.”
Dominic looked at him.
“You started it.”
“Yes.”
“You finish it.”
Vincenzo nodded.
He surrendered.
The Virelli organization collapsed over the next six months.
Assets were seized.
Corrupt officials were prosecuted.
Marco cooperated.
Malcolm received a prison sentence.
Matteo was eventually captured overseas.
Sadie's inheritance remained.
She turned it into a trust.
She refused the title.
She refused the throne.
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She refused to become what her family had built.
Instead, she built something new.
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