Chapter 7 - The Final Reckoning
That night, after placing us under absolute lockdown at the estate, Vincent called a meeting of all major syndicate leaders across the East Coast.
He didn't call for a truce. He called for an absolute purge of the Vane Syndicate.
"Julian Vane crossed a line that cannot exist," Vincent declared to the gathered underworld bosses via a secure video network. "He targeted children and an elderly woman. If any of you do business with him, you are my enemy."
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Within forty-eight hours, the rival syndicate collapsed under the combined pressure of Vincent's ruthless campaign and the abandonment of their former allies. Julian Vane was captured attempting to flee the country and handed over to federal authorities with a mountain of evidence that guaranteed he would spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The city's underworld learned a permanent lesson: Vincent Moretti’s reign was absolute, and his new family was completely untouchable.
