Chapter 100 : A New Beginning

The sound of the city drifted through the open window as Fabio stood in his office, overlooking the skyline. It had been weeks since the final showdown with the cartel, but the scars—both visible and invisible—were still fresh. The weight of everything that had transpired hung over him like a heavy cloud, but for the first time in years, there was light at the end of the tunnel.

The cartel was gone. The bloodshed had ended. And now, all that remained was the future.

Fabio glanced down at the papers spread across his desk—the latest reports from the family business. Numbers and figures, profits and projections, all legitimate. No more drugs, no more weapons, no more illegal dealings. This was the life he had promised Sophia. A clean slate, a new beginning.

The sound of footsteps pulled him from his thoughts, and Fabio turned to see Sophia standing in the doorway, her hand resting on the gentle curve of her pregnant belly. Her face was soft, the weariness of the past months slowly fadin