Chapter 5 - The Siege at the Iron Gates
The estate lights flickered and died, plunging the vast estate into pitch-black shadow, lit only by the orange glow of the fireplace embers. Outside, heavy boots marched across the manicured lawn as twenty armed mercenaries took tactical positions around the main perimeter.
Richard Vance—a broad-shouldered man in a leather coat with a jagged jagged scar running from his ear down his neck—walked up the front stone steps, holding a megaphone.
"Castellano!" Vance’s gravelly voice echoed through the dark house. "You have something that belongs to me! Hand over Marcus Reeves’ daughter and the locket, and I’ll leave your territory in peace!"
Inside the foyer, William stood behind the heavy oak doors, adjusting the cuffs of his black suit. The Rottweiler stood at his left side, silent and deadly, while Marco and six top-tier guards loaded tactical shotguns in the shadow of the staircase.
William turned to Clara, who held Diana’s hand near the safe room entrance. "Keep her in the vault. If anyone breaches the inner door, take her out through the emergency tunnel."
Diana tugged gently at William’s suit jacket. "Don't let them take my locket... daddy built it for me."
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William knelt down, his dark eyes softening completely. "Nobody takes anything from you ever again, Diana. That is a Castellano promise."
👉 Read PART 6 to see the fierce tactical battle inside the Castellano foyer!
