Chapter 9 - Richard Took My Mother to the Same Alley Where I First Saved VincentRichard wanted the ledger.
He knew we would come.
The alley was burning when we arrived.
My mother was tied to a chair.
Richard stood behind her.
Vincent stepped forward.
“You're finished.”
Richard laughed.
“Not yet.”
He pointed at me.
“The baker.”
I moved forward.
Vincent grabbed my arm.
Richard smiled.
“You see?”
“She trusts you.”
“Because she knows you're worth trusting.”
Richard shook his head.
“That's your weakness.”
“No.”
Vincent looked at me.
“She's my strength.”
Richard fired.
Vincent pushed me aside.
The bullet struck his shoulder.
He fell.
I screamed.
Richard laughed.
Then something changed.
I looked at the fuel line.
The same one.
The same alley.
The same mistake.
I remembered the first night.
The Zippo.
The fuel.
The explosion.
Richard saw my eyes.
“No.”
I smiled.
“Same place.”
I kicked the fuel can toward him.
Vincent understood.
He rolled away.
I threw the lighter.
Flames exploded.
Richard ran.
Federal agents surrounded the alley.
There was nowhere left to go.
Richard surrendered.
My mother was safe.
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Vincent survived.
And the entire network collapsed within weeks.
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