Chapter 13 - Victor’s Empire Collapses Before Dawn
Victor was arrested before sunrise.
Not by Dominic’s men.
By law enforcement acting on the evidence gathered in the investigation.
Searches connected to the case uncovered financial records,
shell-company documents, communications, and payments tied to the
restaurant gunman.
The full legal process would take time.
Victor denied ordering anyone’s death.
His attorneys challenged the interpretation of his statements.
That was their job.
But his control over the Moretti network ended immediately.
Dominic removed people whose loyalty had run through Victor.
He also discovered how deeply Victor’s money had entered legitimate
businesses.
Restaurants.
Construction.
Medical vendors.
Charities.
Elaine had been right.
The red ledger was not a list of old crimes.
It was a map of a system still operating.
By sunrise, Chloe stood on Dominic’s penthouse balcony looking over
Boston.
“You saved my life,” Dominic said.
“You saved mine too.”
“No.”
She turned.
“What?”
“I helped.”
He looked at her carefully.
“Your life is still yours.”
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Chloe remembered Victor’s warning.
For the first time, she believed Dominic understood the difference.
