Chapter 7 - The Mercy of a Queen

Cassandra trembled on the floor, expecting cold, brutal retribution from the feared Volkov Syndicate.
Elena looked down at her with calm, stately dignity. "You judged my grand-niece by her uniform, Cassandra. You believed wealth gave you the right to crush the vulnerable."
Sofia stepped forward, standing beside Damian. Her expression was poised, mature, and devoid of petty malice.
"We won't harm you, Cassandra," Sofia said softly, her voice filling the quiet room with immense authority. "That would make us like you."
Sofia handed a legal folder to the federal prosecutor standing nearby. "You will serve your full sentence in a state facility, and every dollar of your seized personal assets will be donated to the children's hospital where my brother was treated."
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Cassandra wept openly as officers led her away to face justice, realizing that the server she had called a "peasant" possessed a nobility she could never buy.
👉 Read PART 8 to see how Sofia took her rightful place in the Volkov empire!