Chapter 11 - Absolute rejection meets every desperate lie because only someone with privileged internal security access could bypass the heavily guarded estate gates during the dark night.
The memory of Marcus's pathetic excuses echoed silently in Salvatore's thoughts as the car came to a complete stop.
No outsider could have walked past the pressure-sensitive perimeter sensors without tripping every alarm on the estate.
The biometric retinal scanners at the main residential gates recognized only three people with full administrative override clearance.
Salvatore himself, his deceased son, and Marcus, who managed the estate's high-tech physical security contracts.
The betrayal ran deeper than simple greed; it was an inside job fueled by unprecedented arrogance and ambition.
Salvatore pushed the heavy armored door open, stepping out onto the wet asphalt of the alleyway.
The damp autumn wind caught the lapels of his navy suit, swirling the burgundy dress shirt fabric slightly.
Brun leaped out of the front seat instantly, landing with a heavy thud and sniffing the air aggressively.
Two enforcers flanked Salvatore immediately, raising their suppressed submachine guns with practiced, fluid motions.
"Secure the rear loading dock; nobody leaves this building alive," Salvatore commanded in a low, resonant tone.
The enforcers nodded silently, dispersing into the shadows toward the back entrance of the meatpacking plant.
Salvatore walked toward the rusted side personnel door, his face a mask of cold, unyielding granite.
He didn't bother knocking or using a lockpick; he simply raised his heavy-booted foot and kicked the door inward.
The rusted hinges shrieked in protest before the wooden frame splintered apart under the sheer force of the impact.
Dust motes danced in the pale shafts of sunlight piercing through the grimy overhead skylights inside.
Brun surged past him into the gloom, letting out a low, predatory growl that echoed through the empty rooms.
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The hunt for the remaining conspirators had officially begun inside the belly of the beast.
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