Chapter 5 - Into the Walls
Dante pulled back from the brass grate. His posture shifted, the warmth of humanity completely evaporating from his expression, replaced by the lethal efficiency of a seasoned crime boss who had survived a hundred gang wars.
He looked down at Camila, who was clutching her white silk dress, her eyes pleading for protection. Then he looked at Beatrice, whose calm composure and quick thinking had saved his fiancée from being captured by Leo's hitmen.
"Beatrice, take Camila inside the wall... I’m cleaning my house tonight," Dante commanded in a chilling whisper.
Beatrice pressed a hidden latch along the carved oak wainscoting. With a faint click, a section of the wall swung inward, revealing a dimly lit stone passage illuminated by soft guide lights. She guided Camila inside first, then stepped through the opening herself, holding the panel open just an inch.
Dante drew his suppressed handgun, checking the chamber with a silent, practiced motion. He knew every square inch of his home, but with the secret passage network revealed in Beatrice's blueprint, the mansion was no longer a trap—it was his personal hunting ground.
Instead of charging into the living room where six armed men waited, Dante stepped into the shadow passage behind Beatrice, locking the outer latch.
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"Where does this corridor lead, Beatrice?" Dante asked softly.
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