Chapter 13 - the viper inside
Panic surged through the Rossi security forces as Tessa’s realization hit. Gabriel immediately locked down the entire syndicate network, but they were almost too late. A massive, unauthorized digital transfer had just been initiated from the main Rossi vault, attempting to send fifty million dollars to a Cayman Islands account. Tessa’s fingers flew across her encrypted tablet. "I blocked the final authorization, but the source code came from inside the mansion," she announced, her voice laced with cinematic tension. Salvatore sat in his study, gripping his cane with white-knuckled rage. "Who?" the patriarch demanded. The heavy oak doors swung open, and Captain Marco, a man who had served the family for three decades, walked in with a suppressed pistol drawn. His face was slick with terrified sweat. "I am sorry, Don Salvatore," Marco choked out. "El Fantasma has my daughter. If I don't give them the money and the girl, she dies." Gabriel instantly stepped in front of Tessa, his hand hovering over his holster. The room fell into a terrifying, suffocating silence. The man who had trained Gabriel how to shoot was now pointing a weapon at his own bloodline. The ultimate betrayal.
👉 how will gabriel handle his former mentor's deadly treason?
