CHAPTER 9
The final showdown took place on a crisp, clear autumn morning inside a high-security federal courtroom in downtown Chicago.
Sienna walked into the courtroom dressed in a stunning, custom-tailored black suit, walking alongside the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
On the defense side sat the remaining leadership of the Moretti cartel and former Agent Vance, all wearing bright orange jumpsuits and heavy wrist chains.
Sienna took the witness stand, delivering three hours of flawless, precise, and completely irrefutable testimony backed by the encrypted digital ledgers.
Every single corrupt official, cartel lieutenant, and dirty agent was sentenced to multiple consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
When the judge officially dismissed the case, clearing Sienna Hayes of all wrongdoing and granting her an honorable, full discharge from federal service, the courtroom erupted into applause.
Sienna walked out of the heavy bronze doors of the federal courthouse, stepping out into the bright autumn sunlight flooding the plaza steps.
Waiting at the bottom of the steps sat a single matte-black Brioni-edition sedan, with Matteo DeLuca leaning casually against the passenger door, looking impeccably handsome in a tailored charcoal suit.
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The media cameras flashed violently, reporters screamed questions from behind the security barricades, but Matteo didn't pay them an ounce of attention.
His eyes were locked entirely on Sienna as she descended the steps, a radiant, beautiful smile spreading across her face for the first time in years.
