Chapter 8 - THE WOMAN UNDER THE VEILI went to the warehouse.
My mother waited behind a veil.
She looked older.
But it was her.
She told me the truth.
My father had built the criminal empire.
Adrian tried to destroy it.
She tried to help Adrian.
Tony betrayed them.
Marcus became the weapon used to erase anyone who knew too much.
Then she said:
“Elena isn't my granddaughter.”
I turned.
“What?”
“She is Adrian's daughter.”
“That makes no sense.”
My mother smiled.
“Because Adrian isn't your brother.”
I froze.
“What?”
“He was adopted.”
The entire history of my family cracked open.
Adrian had been brought into the Moretti family as a child.
He wasn't my blood brother.
But he was the one person my father truly feared.
Then the warehouse doors slammed shut.
Fire erupted outside.
Richard appeared.
Holding a gun.
“You've heard enough.”
My mother looked at him.
“You were always Father's favorite.”
Richard smiled.
“Not anymore.”
He aimed at me.
Then Elena stepped from behind the crates.
She shot him.
Richard collapsed.
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But before he died, he smiled.
“You still haven't found the real ledger.”
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