Chapter 14 - The Midnight Showdown At The Snowy South Side Rail-yard
Celeste didn't flinch when she saw me; she simply reached into her designer handbag with a chilling composure. Before her fingers could wrap around the revolver hidden inside, Liam’s rifle cracked sharply against the snow.
The gun dropped from her hand, clattering harmlessly against the frozen planks of the pier. "You're too late, Julian," Celeste laughed, her voice ringing with hysterical triumph. "The federal wire transfers cleared twenty minutes ago."
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"Federal wire transfers require two executive signatures, Celeste," I replied, stepping directly into her line of sight. "And my signature went to the Department of Justice this afternoon along with Ewan's diary."
Marcus dropped to his knees in the snow, sobbing hysterically as federal agents closed in with steel cuffs. The empire they had built on ash and betrayal was dissolving into nothingness before their eyes.
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