Chapter 7 - The Loyal Bodyguard Confronts The Impostor's Dark Past

“Don’t move an inch, Viktor, or I will put a hollow-point through your kneecap right now,” Marcus warned sharply.
Viktor laughed—a cold, humorless sound that echoed against the reinforced steel walls of the underground vault.
“You think a bullet can stop what’s already in motion, Marcus? Look at the security monitors outside,” Viktor challenged.
Marcus glanced quickly at the secondary monitor mounted near the ceiling, his face turning an alarming shade of pale.
A dozen armed mercenaries in tactical gear were swarming the penthouse lobby upstairs, overriding the internal elevator codes.
“You brought a private army into my home while my son is sleeping in this vault?” the Boss snarled dangerously.
“I brought the board of directors to witness the peaceful transition of power back to the rightful head of the family,” Viktor stated smoothly.
The Boss stood up slowly, towering over his older brother with an expression of pure, unmitigated fury.
“You’ll have to step over every single dead body in this room before you touch my son or his mother,” the Boss declared.
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Viktor’s eyes narrowed into sharp slits as he realized intimidation was failing against his brother’s unyielding resolve.
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