Chapter 26 - The Siege of the North Pier
Before Corrado’s enforcers could pull their triggers, the massive iron loading doors at the opposite end of the warehouse blew inward with a deafening, explosive crash.
Steel buckled, sparks rained down like fireworks, and a blinding wall of halogen floodlights turned the dark interior into daylight.
"Federal Rossi enforcers! Drop your weapons!" Marcus’s booming voice echoed off the concrete walls with terrifying, military-grade authority.
Before Corrado’s men could even turn around, a dozen heavily armed operatives poured into the warehouse from every angle, moving with swift, merciless precision. Flash-bang grenades detonated with disorienting roars, filling the air with disorienting white light and concussive shockwaves.
Corrado stumbled backward in sheer panic, his enforcers disarmed and slammed onto the concrete floor before they could fire a single shot.
Gabriel strode through the smoke at the front of the tactical team, his dark eyes scanning the room with lethal intensity until they landed safely on Tessa. When he saw she was unharmed, the terrifying tension in his shoulders finally released, replaced by a cold, deadly fury directed straight at the trembling old man.
Corrado dropped his cane, falling heavily to his knees as Marcus kicked his legs out from under him. The old man looked up, shaking with age and terror, realizing his grand revenge had been nothing more than a walk into a well-laid trap.
Gabriel stopped a few feet away, looking down at Corrado as though inspecting a cockroach. "You should have stayed in Palermo, old man. This city belongs to the Rossi family now. And more importantly... it belongs to her."
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Tessa walked over to Gabriel, slipping her hand smoothly into his. She looked down at Corrado without an ounce of pity or malice—only the calm, detached satisfaction of a job thoroughly completed.
"Pack your bags, Corrado," Tessa said quietly in the ancient Sicilian dialect. "Your ticket back to the old country is waiting. And don't ever look back."
