Chapter 17 - Federal Marshals Place Victoria Under Immediate Formal Arrest

Agent Vance walked up to Victoria as she was blocked by the tactical team in the service alleyway behind the mansion.
“Victoria Nathan, you are formally placed under federal arrest for kidnapping, wire fraud, identity theft, and attempted murder,” Vance declared.
Cold steel handcuffs clicked shut around her wrists with a sharp, metallic sound that echoed off the brick walls.
Victoria offered no resistance; her head bowed low as the heavy fabric of her emerald satin dress dragged through the pavement dust.
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She was guided firmly toward the awaiting transport van, leaving behind a lifetime of arrogance and illegal luxury in a single second.
The heavy doors slammed shut with a definitive thud, sealing her fate away from the empire she built on lies.