Chapter 18 - A New Reign in Manhattan
Don Salvatore raised a frail, trembling hand, silencing the roaring crowd with a single, lethal glare.
He opened the ledger, reading through Matteo Rossi’s precise handwriting, his old eyes widening in profound respect.
"Matteo Rossi was the most honorable man this city ever produced," Salvatore declared, his voice trembling with age.
He looked up from the book, fixing his sharp gaze directly onto Sophia’s calm, resolute face.
"You carry his blood, young lady," Salvatore said softly. "And you hold the keys to the entire maritime network."
Salvatore turned his gaze toward Dante, nodding his approval with absolute, historical finality.
"The Lucchese family is hereby dissolved," Don Salvatore declared, his voice echoing through the silent stone vault.
"Their territories in Brooklyn and Queens are transferred entirely to the combined Rossi-Moretti syndicate."
"Dante Moretti will serve as Boss, and Sophia Rossi will hold full veto authority over all commercial shipping."
Victoria Moretti, sitting in the back gallery, gasped in pure horror as the server from Tribeca was officially crowned.
Dante looked at Sophia, his eyes shining with immense pride, fierce respect, and unconditional love.
He reached out, taking her hand in front of the entire underworld commission, raising it high into the air.
"To the new era," Dante proclaimed, his voice booming off the vaulted stone ceilings.
"To honor, blood, and the truth that can never be buried."
The bosses stood up one by one, raising their glasses in silent, unanimous respect to the new power couple of New York.
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Sophia looked out at the room of dangerous men, realizing she was no longer a victim of circumstances.
She was the queen of the empire her grandfather had bled to build.
