The revelation hit Victor harder than a physical blow.

Marcus, the man who had guarded Victor's life for a decade, was the true traitor.

Victor shot the mercenary in the leg, demanding the exact location of the security safehouse.

The screaming man gave up an address in the abandoned industrial district near the docks.

Victor grabbed Chloe's hand, and they ran out through a hidden emergency exit in the floorboards.

They stole a car from the lower garage and sped through the deserted midnight streets.

Chloe gripped the dashboard, her heart completely shattered by the betrayal.

She asked Victor why Marcus would turn on him after so many years of loyalty.

Victor kept his eyes on the road, his knuckles white against the steering wheel.

He explained that the mafia world did not respect a boss who refused to marry and expand the empire.

Marcus believed Victor had grown weak, and allying with Isabella Donati was the only way to gain ultimate power.

They arrived at the rusted gates of an abandoned shipping warehouse.

Victor told Chloe to stay in the car, but she absolutely refused to leave him.

She grabbed a heavy metal tire iron from the trunk, determined to fight for her sister.

They crept through the dark, cavernous building, hiding behind massive steel shipping containers.

They found Lily tied to a chair in the center of the warehouse floor, crying silently.

Marcus stood beside her, casually smoking a cigarette while talking to a woman in the shadows.

The woman stepped into the harsh overhead light.

It was Isabella Donati, holding a signed contract in her hand.

Marcus announced that he had already killed Leo Donati earlier that evening.

Isabella was now the sole leader of her family, and she had promised Marcus half the city if he delivered Victor.

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She looked into the dark warehouse and shouted for Victor to come out and face his new queen.