Chapter 3 - The Secret Blueprint
The sound of leather boots clicking against marble resonated from the main living area, accompanied by low, gravelly laughter.
"Search the upper bedrooms again!" a harsh voice barked from the darkness. "The girl is somewhere in this house. Find her before the Don’s jet lands, or Leo will skin you alive!"
Beatrice quickly reached into the inner pocket of her white maid apron and pulled out a worn, yellowed leather tube. She unrolled a thick sheet of parchment, revealing an intricate, hand-drawn blueprint of the Russo mansion's inner structural walls.
"Your father built this estate forty years ago, Don Dante," Beatrice whispered with hushed, precise authority. "He gave my mother the master floor plan before he passed. There is a two-foot space between these marble pillars and the double-brick foundation. A secret passage runs behind every room."
Beatrice gently pulled Camila closer to the concealed wooden panel hidden behind a decorative wall tapestry, guiding Dante to look through a tiny brass observation grate built into the molding.
"Your underboss sold your life to the cartel... they think you die at sunrise," Beatrice murmured, her dark eyes locking onto Dante's with absolute loyalty.
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Dante leaned his face against the cold stone, peering through the brass grate directly into his private study.
👉 Keep reading to see what Dante saw inside his private study.
