Chapter 7 - The Return to Palermo
Twenty-four hours later, a private jet touched down at a secluded airfield outside Palermo, Sicily. The warm Mediterranean night air greeted Alexander and Lucia as they stepped onto the tarmac, dressed in simple civilian clothes to avoid drawing attention from local syndicate lookouts.
A vintage black sedan waited for them, driven by an old family loyalist who had served Lucia's father decades ago.
"The old Vannucci estate has been abandoned since the fire, Miss Lucia," the driver warned as they drove through the winding coastal roads. "Vincenzo’s men patrol the area occasionally, searching for anything your father might have left behind."
Lucia looked out the window at the distant ruins of her childhood home, situated on a cliff overlooking the dark sea. "My father was smarter than Vincenzo. He didn't hide the ledger in the house."
Alexander sat beside her, his hand resting reassuringly over hers. "Where is it, Lucia?"
"In the family tomb at the Santa Maria monastery," she revealed softly. "Behind the altar of the weeping marble angel."
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As the sedan approached the ancient stone walls of the monastery, headlights suddenly flashed behind them. Two dark SUVs swept around the curve, accelerating rapidly to ram their vehicle from behind.
👉 Read PART 8 to see how Alexander defended Lucia against the ambush at the monastery!
