Chapter 10 - The Unraveling
A collective shriek of horror echoed through the ballroom. Senator Vance immediately motioned to his security detail, backing completely out of the hall as high-society guests scrambled toward the exits in panic.
Dante stood motionless on the stage. His jaw was set, his breathing slow and heavy as the full weight of Julian's twisted confession settled into his soul.
The boy he had protected, raised, and loved like a son was the monster who had murdered their father and spent ten years laughing in his shadow.
"You fake your burn scars..." Dante whispered, staring down at the discarded leather glove on the stage floor.
"Of course I faked them!" Julian laughed hysterically, reaching into his inner jacket pocket and pulling out a sleek black semi-automatic pistol. "I needed you to feel guilty! I needed you to build an empire for me while I pulled the strings from behind the scenes! But you lived too long, Dante!"
Julian leveled the gun straight at Dante’s forehead, his finger tightening on the trigger.
"Now I take it all!" Julian screamed.
BANG!
A sharp gunshot echoed through the hall.
Julian’s eyes widened in sudden, absolute shock. The gun slipped from his hand, crashing onto the stage before he fell to his knees, clutching his right shoulder where blood was rapidly pooling through his navy suit.
Behind him, standing near the curtain with a silenced pistol raised, was Elena.
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"You talk too much, Julian," Elena said coldly, her eye never leaving the target.
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