Chapter 6 - The Corporate Betrayal
"It was Victoria! Victoria Vance and your chief operating officer, Richard Sterling!" Marcus blurted out in sheer panic.
Alexander's expression remained entirely frozen, though a lethal storm raged behind his dark, piercing eyes.
"They wanted to force Clara to sign over her controlling shares in the energy trust before your quarterly shareholder meeting," Marcus confessed rapidly.
"They threatened to kill little Chloe if either of you went to federal law enforcement or local police," he added desperately.
Alexander stood up slowly, adjusting his white dress shirt cuffs as he looked down at the cowering bodyguard with utter disgust.
"You chose the wrong side of a war you could never hope to win," Alexander murmured coldly.
He turned toward the heavy steel door, signaling his external tactical team waiting in the corridor outside.
"Lock them in the lower vault until federal marshals arrive to take them into maximum security custody," Alexander commanded crisply.
He walked out of the holding room, pulling out his encrypted satellite phone to place a direct call to the FBI field office in Boston.
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The corporate empire that had dared to touch his family was about to experience total, unmitigated destruction.
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