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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
“Throw your phone on the ground.”The chairman’s voice was calm but edged with steel. Leonard didn’t hesitate he dropped the phone and crushed it under his heel.“Good,” the older man said. “You learn quickly. Now, walk.”Leonard followed, his coat flaring in the night wind. Two bodyguards flanked the chairman, another shadow moved near the car.“You stirred up a storm,” the chairman said casually. “Leaks, bank hits, political noise. Why? You could have stayed hidden.”Leonard’s tone was flat. “You killed my family.”The chairman’s smile didn’t falter. “Ah. So this is personal.”“It’s business,” Leonard replied. “And revenge is just a bonus.”They stopped at the end of the pier. The water below slapped against the pilings.“You think you can bleed Stonecliff dry?” the chairman asked.“I know I can.”A chuckle. “Confidence looks good on you. But do you understand what you’ve started? The Westwoods, your wife they’re nothing to us. Collateral. I can crush them in a day.”“Try,” Leonard
CHAPTER TWELVE
“Leonard Kane is officially a target. Priority one.”The Stonecliff chairman’s voice carried across the private boardroom like a gunshot. A wall of screens lit up maps, bank transfers, dossiers. “He embarrassed us. He cost us millions. Now he’ll pay in blood.”“Sir,” one director hesitated, “his wife Elena Westwood is leveraged. Her family still holds some influence.”“Then use it,” the chairman said coldly. “Bring me Kane alive. Hurt him through everyone he protects.”Westwood Mansion – MorningElena slammed the paper down. “Your name is everywhere. Offshore leaks, Stonecliff, guns in the city, what are you doing to us?”Leonard didn’t look up from his phone. “I warned you. This isn’t just business. This is survival.”“You nearly got killed last night!”“Almost isn’t dead.”Elena threw her hands up. “You act like this is a game. They could come for me, for my mother ”“They will,” Leonard said calmly. “Which is why we move first.”Her voice softened. “Leonard, I need to know what you
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“Shut the doors. No one leaves until I’m done talking.”Leonard’s tone was steel. The Westwood dining room went silent. Miranda froze, Victor scowled, and even Elena felt the tension spike.“What is this?” Victor snapped. “You think you can just bark orders in my mother’s house ”Leonard’s gaze cut him off. “I just stopped a breach that would have destroyed every one of you. And I know who helped them.”The room stiffened.“You can’t be serious,” Miranda said slowly.“I’m very serious. There’s a traitor, and Victor knows more than he’s admitting.”Victor slammed a hand on the table. “Watch your mouth!”Leonard didn’t flinch. “Why don’t you explain the encrypted messages on your aide’s phone? The ones that led Stonecliff right to Elena’s path this afternoon.”Miranda’s lips thinned. “Victor?”“He’s bluffing,” Victor said, but his eyes flickered.Leonard dropped a tablet onto the table. Screenshots glowed times, locations, transfers.Victor’s face was drained of color.Elena leaned forw
CHAPTER TEN
“Move Elena now!”Adrian’s voice cracked through Leonard’s earpiece as he raced up the stairwell. Sirens wailed faintly below.“What happened?” Leonard demanded, gunmetal calm.“They breached the perimeter with two SUVs, armed men. They weren’t testing this time. They’re here.”Thirty minutes earlier.Elena was leaving the gallery when she felt it: the weight of someone watching. The black sedan from the café days ago slid into view.“Adrian, that car again,” she whispered into her phone.“Get inside. Lock doors. I’m sending backup.”But before she could move, a man stepped out, casual, carrying nothing but a folded newspaper. She couldn’t see his face, but his stride screamed confidence.At the same moment, in a hidden Stonecliff boardroom, Victor slammed his fist on the table.“This is over today,” he barked. “You said leverage, we'll make Kane watch everything burn.”The chairman’s cold smile didn’t flicker. “You think too small, Victor. He expects violence. What he doesn’t expect
CHAPTER NINE
“Victor, you need to leave. Now.”Miranda’s voice was cold, urgent. She paced the Westwood estate’s marble foyer, phone to her ear.Victor’s tone was sharp. “What’s happening?”“They’re coming for you. That video Leonard sent? It’s already circulating in private groups. If it leaks publicly, you’ll be finished.”Victor swore under his breath. “I can fix this.”“No, you can’t. Kane is dismantling Stonecliff piece by piece, and he’s coming for you next. Your only chance is to disappear.”In Leonard’s penthouse, Adrian stepped into the study, face grim.“They’ve moved,” he said. “Stonecliff just pulled funds from three dummy accounts. They’re hiring outside contractors people who don’t care about laws.”Leonard didn’t look surprised. “Desperation makes men stupid.”“This isn’t stupid. This is dangerous. They’re bringing in someone named Vargos. Ex-intelligence, no conscience. He doesn’t come cheap.”Leonard leaned back. “Good. Expensive men make expensive mistakes. Prep security for full
CHAPTER EIGHT
“Hit them tonight.”Leonard’s voice was flat, but the room went silent. Around the long table, his executives exchanged nervous glances.“Sir,” Adrian began cautiously, “are you sure? Stonecliff is waiting for this. They want to draw you out.”“They made the first move,” Leonard said. “Now they learn what war costs.”One of the directors cleared his throat. “And the Westwoods? Victor ”“Victor,” Leonard interrupted, “will see what happens to traitors.”Across town, Victor was arguing with his mother.“This is reckless,” Miranda snapped. “I told you Stonecliff cannot be trusted.”“They’re the only ones with the muscle to break Kane!” Victor shot back. “You saw what he did today he stared down armed men like they were ants. If we don’t act now, we lose everything.”Miranda leaned forward, eyes sharp. “And when Stonecliff is done using you, what then? You think they’ll keep you around? They’ll bury you with him.”Victor turned away, jaw tight. “I don’t care. I want him destroyed.”Elena
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