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CHAPTER 160 PART 2
Across town, Lucia set down her phone and returned to the bedroom where Alejandro lay on the bed, his wounds bandaged, a doctor packing up medical supplies."Was that Vasquez?" Alejandro asked, his voice weak but alert."Yes," Lucia said, pouring herself a glass of wine with steady hands. "He wanted me to gather his remaining forces and bring them to defend him against the Ghost.""And?""And I told him I would." Lucia sipped her wine, her expression completely calm. "But of course, I'm doing no such thing. Let Vasquez and his men face Diego alone. Let them destroy each other while we wait to inherit what's left."Alejandro's laugh turned into a wince of pain. "You're beautiful when you're ruthless.""I'm practical," Lucia corrected. "Vasquez tried to kill you. Diego wants to kill Vasquez. Why should we interfere with that natural order? Let nature take its course."She moved to the window, looking out at the city lights. Somewhere out there, the Ghost was hunting. And Vasquez—paranoi
CHAPTER 160 PART 1
Isabella returned to Santiago's office still trembling with rage from her confrontation with Esperanza. The smug bitch had called her a small fry. Had dismissed her as irrelevant. Had said Diego didn't even waste breath thinking about her.The humiliation burned like acid in her chest.Santiago looked up from his desk, his face haggard, surrounded by legal documents and empty whiskey glasses. "How did it go?""Your sister is impossible," Isabella said, moving behind his chair and placing her hands on his shoulders. "She's being completely unreasonable. Letting her pride destroy this family.""She wants me to fire you," Santiago said, his voice flat. "That's her price for help.""And you told her no, right?" Isabella's hands began massaging his tense muscles, her touch calculated and practiced. "You told her we're a team. That we don't bend to ultimatums.""I did," Santiago confirmed, but uncertainty colored his tone. "But Isabella... Kenneth's lawsuit is moving forward. His lawyers ar
CHAPTER 159 PART 2
Isabella stormed into the Vega estate like a hurricane, her expensive heels clicking against marble with sharp, angry percussion. She'd heard about Esperanza's ultimatum from Santiago—ditch Isabella or get no help—and rage had been building in her chest like steam in a pressure cooker.She found Esperanza in the conservatory, reading peacefully among the plants, looking entirely too calm for someone who'd just issued such an insulting demand."How dare you," Isabella said, her voice shaking with fury. "How dare you try to force Santiago to fire me!"Esperanza looked up slowly, her expression completely unruffled. "Good afternoon to you too, Isabella.""Don't play polite with me!" Isabella advanced closer, her hands clenched into fists. "You gave Santiago an ultimatum. Said you wouldn't help him fight Kenneth unless he got rid of me. That's manipulation! That's controlling! That's everything you accused me of being!""Is it?" Esperanza set down her book with deliberate calm. "Or is it
CHAPTER 159 PART 1
Vasquez sat alone in his bunker, surrounded by armed guards, staring at surveillance feeds that showed nothing but empty corridors and quiet streets. The paranoia had become a living thing, crawling under his skin, whispering poison in his ear.The Ghost was coming. Diego Herrera—the crippled healer who'd been a legendary assassin all along—was hunting him. And soon, Vasquez would be dead.Unless he acted first.But the Ghost wasn't his only problem anymore. Vasquez's eyes drifted to the file on his desk—surveillance reports on Alejandro Morales. The man who'd started as a useful tool for revenge had grown too confident, too influential, too comfortable giving orders instead of taking them.Alejandro wanted the throne. Vasquez could see it in every interaction, every decision, every time Alejandro questioned his authority. The younger man was positioning himself to inherit the organization when the Ghost finally struck."No," Vasquez said aloud to the empty room. "I won't let that bas
CHAPTER 158 PART 2
In a luxury apartment across town, Lucia Caruso sipped espresso while listening to Alejandro's excited recounting of the previous night's events."The Ghost took out twelve of Vasquez's men," Alejandro said, his eyes gleaming with satisfaction. "Dismantled the entire operation in minutes. And apparently, the Ghost is Diego.""Diego?" Lucia's eyebrow arched. "Esperanza's husband? The healer?""Former assassin, apparently. And not just any assassin—the Ghost. One of the most legendary killers in underground history." Alejandro laughed, the sound carrying dark amusement. "No wonder he's been so effective at interfering with our plans. The man's a professional.""This changes things," Lucia said thoughtfully."It makes things easier," Alejandro corrected. "Don't you see? We don't have to get our hands dirty anymore. We can let the Ghost take out Vasquez for us. Diego does the work, eliminates our competition, and we inherit all of Vasquez's men and resources without having to fight for th
CHAPTER 158 PART 1
The warehouse on the east side of the city had served as one of Vasquez's mid-level operations for three years—drug distribution, money laundering, a base for enforcers to gather between assignments. It was secure, well-guarded, and completely off the radar of legitimate law enforcement.Until the Ghost walked through the door.Diego moved through the shadows like smoke given form, his body remembering skills he'd tried so hard to bury. The first guard never even saw him coming—a precise strike to the carotid artery that induced instant unconsciousness without permanent damage. The second guard had time to reach for his weapon before Diego's hand found the nerve cluster in his shoulder, dropping him like a puppet with cut strings.No guns. No excessive violence. Just the signature precision that had made the Ghost legendary in the underground—the ability to incapacitate a dozen armed men without making a sound, without leaving permanent injuries, without a single drop of blood.By the
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