Chapter 23 - the boss awakens
Miles away in his quiet luxury penthouse, Luca was reviewing foundation ledgers when his encrypted emergency pager suddenly vibrated. It was a secure, offline distress signal tied directly to Maya’s smartwatch.
Luca completely froze. The tired, gentle corporate executive vanished in a fraction of a second. The chilling, calculating, apex predator of the underworld violently and entirely resurrected tonight.
He didn't call the local police. Bureaucracy would get his loyal director killed. He walked to his private study and opened a heavy, hidden steel biometric safe. He pulled out a matte-black tactical sidearm, a customized combat knife, and advanced thermal optics.
Suddenly, his head of security, Enzo, stepped inside holding a secure satellite radio. "The local police are locked out. It's a heavily armed European hit squad, Boss. They're specifically looking for Maya."
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Luca expertly checked the chamber of his weapon, his dark eyes turning into pitch-black, entirely emotionless voids. "They made a catastrophic, fatal mistake, Enzo," Luca whispered coldly. "They brought a war to my family."
👉 read part 24 to see the infiltration begin.
