Chapter 28 - the shattered illusion

As Marcello lunged frantically for the explosive detonator, Sophie did not flinch or scream. She had been rigorously trained by the world's most elite combat specialists since she was a teenager. With blinding, explosive speed, Sophie flawlessly executed a close-quarters tactical dodge.
She stepped gracefully inside his frantic guard, grabbing his extended wrist with a bone-crushing grip. Using his own forward momentum against him, she twisted his arm violently and slammed him face-first onto the cold, cracked concrete floor.
The detonator slipped from his fingers and shattered completely upon impact against the wall, rendering the explosives completely useless. Marcello wailed in absolute, pathetic agony as Sophie pinned his arm firmly behind his back, pressing her knee into his spine.
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The last remaining ghost of the treacherous patriarch's legacy was completely, utterly defeated in a matter of seconds. Sophie looked down at the sniveling, broken coward with supreme, unyielding authority. Her elite guards stepped forward to secure the weeping criminal, their eyes filled with overwhelming, absolute respect for their fierce queen.
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