Chapter 23 - the gathering storm
Marcus, the former security chief of the Pascale empire, had transitioned his skills into a globally feared private intelligence firm. Within hours of Massimo's call, an invisible, impenetrable web of surveillance was draped over Apex Global's board of directors.
Tessa, the revered matriarch of the family, sat in the war room of the countryside estate. Her hair was peppered with silver, but her mind was as brilliant and fiercely protective as the night she faced down Dominic decades ago.
"Apex's CEO, Julian Vance, is holding our stolen antibodies in a highly secured subterranean vault in Geneva," Tessa stated, analyzing the satellite blueprints Marcus had intercepted. "He plans to patent the synthetic structure tomorrow morning."
"We can't rely on Interpol or federal warrants," Massimo said, his voice deep and resolute. "Julian owns the judges in Geneva. If we follow the law, millions of children will be priced out of a cure."
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Ivy stepped forward, placing a tactical drive on the table. "Then we don't follow the law. We follow the Pascale doctrine."
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