Chapter 5 - Heavy wooden doors slam shut trapping everyone inside the grand hall while armed enforcers lock down the perimeter to prevent any escape from brutal mob justice.
The heavy oak doors of the funeral hall slammed shut with a thunderous echo that shook the stained-glass windows.
Two veteran enforcers dropped heavy iron security bars across the doors, sealing the chapel off from the outside world.
Outside, the Chicago streets hummed with indifferent city life, completely unaware of the deadly trial unfolding within.
Marcus realized he was trapped in a concrete tomb with a ruthless mob boss and a bloodthirsty Bullmastiff.
He slid his hand beneath his light grey suit jacket, wrapping his fingers around the grip of a concealed firearm.
"Don't do it, Marcus," warned a capo standing near the front pew, resting his hand on his own holster.
"I'm not going to stand here and let a beast and a grieving old man murder me!" Marcus shrieked.
With a sudden, frantic motion, Marcus yanked a compact semi-automatic pistol from his holster, aiming it wildly.
Before he could level the barrel toward Salvatore, Brun moved with terrifying, instantaneous acceleration.
The massive dog leaped across the marble floor like a brown missile, crossing the distance in a single bound.
Marcus fired in panic, the bullet shattering a decorative marble urn inches from Salvatore’s right shoulder.
The deafening roar of the gunshot swallowed the solemn silence of the hall in an instant.
Brun slammed into Marcus’s chest with the force of a speeding truck, sending the underboss crashing hard backward.
The pistol flew from Marcus’s hand, skittering across the polished floor and coming to rest near the white casket.
Brun stood over the pinned traitor, pressing his massive paws heavily against Marcus's shoulders to immobilize him.
Saliva dripped from the dog's dark muzzle onto Marcus's emerald green shirt as it bared its teeth inches away.
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Salvatore walked forward slowly, stepping over the fallen weapon without glancing down at it once.
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