Chapter 18 - Federal Agents Arrest The Mastermind During Live Feed
"FBI! Federal agents! Drop to your knees and put your hands behind your head immediately!" tactical loudspeakers roared. Richard Vance froze in absolute terror, dropping the metal box as heavily armed agents descended from the rafters.
Before he could reach into his coat pocket for a weapon, three agents tackled him hard to the concrete floor. Steel handcuffs snapped around his wrists with a sharp, echoing metallic click that resonated through the speakers.
"Richard Vance, you are under arrest for corporate embezzlement, fraud, and attempted kidnapping," Agent Miller announced formally. Richard thrashed against the agents, screaming obscenities as they hauled him upright toward the exit doors.
Inside the command van, I let out a long, shuddering breath as the twenty-year nightmare finally came to an end. Alejandro wrapped his arms around me, pressing a tender kiss into my hair as tears of vindication fell freely.
"It's over, Mariana," Alejandro whispered softly against my ear. "The monsters have finally been exposed."
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We drove back to our suburban estate under the rising sun, the dark shadows of the past finally lifted away. My mother was waiting for us on the front porch, holding a steaming cup of coffee with a radiant smile.
We ran up the steps together, pulling her into a tight, unbreakable family embrace that healed two decades of pain.
