Chapter 10 - Preston Tries To Negotiate A Cowardly Exit Strategy
Bound to a rolling office chair, Preston was wheeled into the basement medical wing where Gary and Rocco stood waiting beside a laptop.
“Look at the screen, Preston,” Rocco commanded, spinning the high-resolution monitor around so the terrified man could see clearly.
The screen displayed a live feed of Brenda sitting in her holding cell, plotting her next unhinged move with terrifying desperation.
“She doesn't care about you, Preston. She was planning to leave you in federal prison while she fled to Europe with your stolen cash,” Gary noted.
Preston stared at the screen, watching the woman he had betrayed his wife for casually dismiss his existence to the security guard.
“I want to testify against her,” Preston whispered suddenly, his voice hardening with a bitter, vindictive surge of sudden self-preservation.
“Oh, you will testify, Preston. In front of a federal grand jury and a private Moretti tribunal,” Gary replied with an icy smile.
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“And when you’re done, federal marshals will take you directly to a maximum-security prison in upstate New York for thirty years,” Rocco added.
Preston slumped forward in defeat, realizing that every bridge he had ever built had been deliberately burned to ash by his own hands.
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