Chapter 1 - The Emergency Button
The opulent American mafia mansion office was a cinematic masterpiece of immense power and dark secrets. Heavy mahogany wood paneling lined the walls, bordered by massive bookshelves and illuminated by the warm, dim glow of antique brass lamps. But the terrifying, untouchable aura of the syndicate’s headquarters was completely shattered by the metallic smell of fresh blood.
Vincent, a fiercely handsome man in his late thirties and the most feared mafia boss in the city, was slumped heavily in his massive leather chair. He wore a black dress shirt that was violently soaked in dark crimson. His head was tilted back, his eyes closed, and his breathing was incredibly shallow. He was gravely injured, completely unconscious, and bleeding out fast.
Standing right next to the dying apex predator was Adeline.
She was a tiny, two-year-old Caucasian girl with beautiful blonde hair tied back with a bright yellow bow. She wore a pristine yellow dress, her tiny hands clutching a heavy, multi-line black telephone resting on the mahogany desk.
She wasn't crying. She wasn't screaming. With absolute, innocent focus, Adeline pressed her small finger directly onto the blinking red emergency button.
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"Uncle Vin bleeding!" Adeline yelled into the heavy receiver, her tiny, urgent voice echoing into the syndicate’s secure communications network. "Come now!"
👉 What terrifying realization is the head of security about to make when he bursts through the doors?
