Chapter 5 - The Snake in the House
The name spelled out letter by letter on the laminated board was Marcus Vance.
Marcus was Roman’s right-hand lieutenant, the chief of security who commanded sixty armed soldiers and managed the family’s international shipping logistics. Marcus had been at Roman’s side since they were teenagers. He was the man Roman trusted with his life, the man who held the security codes to every safehouse, and the man who personally selected Ethan's private medical team after the crash.
Roman rose to his full height slowly, his terrifying composure returning like a wall of dark ice. His dark eyes turned pitch-black with deadly intrigue, staring past Claire, past the grand staircase, and right into the truth.
"Find out what happens when the real boss wakes up..." Roman declared in a dark, chilling whisper that made the room freeze.
Over the next twenty-four hours, Roman didn't confront Marcus immediately. Instead, he executed a silent, brilliant trap.
While Marcus believed Roman was away attending a high-level syndicate meeting in Chicago, Roman secretly ordered an independent military forensic team to intercept the evening IV bag delivered by Ethan's chief nurse.
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The lab results returned within two hours: the fluid was laced with high doses of a rare, synthetic neuro-inhibitor—a drug designed to induce total muscular paralysis while keeping the brain fully conscious.
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