Chapter 10 - A Dangerous Threat Erupts From The Shadows
The brochures spilled across the coffee table, featuring sun-drenched beaches in Maui and mountain cabins in Aspen.
Maren picked one up, her brow furrowing slightly as she looked back up at Luca with cautious skepticism.
"Luca, we can't just pack up and fly across the country while federal agents are raiding your family offices," Maren pointed out.
"Marcus is out on a million-dollar bond, and his associates aren't going to roll over quietly."
Before Luca could reply, his secure satellite phone began vibrating aggressively on the marble countertop.
He picked it up on the second ring, pressing it to his ear while his expression hardened into stone.
"Speak," Luca ordered sharply, listening to the hurried voice of his head of corporate security.
"Sir, we have a perimeter breach on the underground loading dock," the security chief reported over the encrypted line.
"Two unidentified men in tactical gear bypassed our biometric scanners using an old DeLuca family master override code."
Luca stood up instantly, his hand dropping toward the concealed holster beneath his left armpit.
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"Lock down the penthouse panic room immediately," Luca commanded, his voice dropping into a lethal register.
"Get Maren and Wren inside before those doors close."
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