Chapter 6 - The Fall of the House of Rossi
With Marcus's confession secured and Rossi’s raid thwarted, Damian launched a ruthless, twenty-four-hour offensive against the Chicago syndicate.
Using the financial keys recovered from Clare's microfilm, Moretti Global initiated a legal and underground takeover of every port, warehouse, and shell company owned by Dominic Rossi.
By 8:00 AM the following morning, federal agents—tipped off by anonymous, unassailable evidence provided by Clare Bennett—executed simultaneous search warrants on Rossi's Chicago headquarters.
Dominic Rossi was arrested on charges of international racketeering, murder-for-hire, and corporate fraud. His syndicate collapsed in a single morning, leaving Moretti Global as the undisputed, supreme power along the entire East Coast.
Inside the central holding cell beneath the federal courthouse, Marcus Vale sat alone, stripped of his fortune, his legal representation, and his freedom. He faced four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Damian walked down the sterile hallway, stopping outside Marcus's glass cell.
Marcus looked up, his eyes hollow, his voice a raspy whisper. "You think you won, Damian? You think that girl will stay with you once she realizes how dark your world truly is?"
Damian looked at the man who had tried to destroy his life, feeling no anger left—only a cold, unshakeable peace.
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"She doesn't just live in my world, Marcus," Damian said smoothly. "She rules it with me."
Damian turned his back on Marcus, walking away into the bright morning light, leaving his father's killer in the silent, forgotten darkness where he belonged.
