Chapter 17 - The Hart Syndicate Attacks the Briarport Shipping Docks
With his daughter locked in a private holding facility and his legal maneuvers failing, Martin Hart made a fatal mistake.
Desperate to reclaim his leverage, he ordered a direct armed assault on the primary Calder shipping terminal at Briarport Harbor.
Twenty armed mercenaries stormed the container yards under the cover of fog, opening fire on the security guards.
Alarms wailed across the waterfront as explosions rocked the storage warehouses, igniting millions of dollars in cargo.
Roman received the emergency encrypted alert while standing in his private study reviewing legal documents with Rachel.
He closed the laptop instantly, his face turning into a mask of pure, lethal underworld fury.
“Stay inside the secure perimeter, Rachel. Do not open this door for anyone except Daniel,” Roman ordered calmly.
“You’re going down there? It’s a war zone!” Rachel protested, grabbing his coat sleeve in panic.
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“Martin Hart just signed his own death warrant,” Roman replied, pulling a heavy tactical sidearm from his desk safe.
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