Chapter 9 - The Men Who Betrayed My Family Came Looking for SofiaThe recording became evidence.
The police wanted it.
My enemies wanted it more.
Three days later, someone attacked the estate.
Gunfire shattered the windows.
Guards rushed Sofia and Maria underground.
I stayed upstairs.
Not because I wanted to fight.
Because I wanted to end it.
Marcus came beside me.
“Boss.”
“Yes?”
“Are you afraid?”
I looked toward the hallway where Sofia had disappeared.
“Yes.”
He smiled.
“Good.”
“Why?”
“Because now you have something worth surviving for.”
The attack lasted twenty minutes.
When the police arrived, the attackers were gone.
But they left a message.
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THIS ISN'T OVER.
I knew they were right.
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