The Final GambitEverything happened in an instant.The moment the fourth man spoke, I gave the signal. Dante’s and Aleksandr’s men sprang into action, guns raised, but the fourth man was ready. His own guards, hidden among the crowd, emerged, creating a deadly standoff.The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and tension. My heart raced as I stared at him, the architect of all our suffering. He was calm, too calm for a man surrounded by enemies.“So, this is how it ends?” the fourth man asked, a faint smile playing on his lips.“No,” I said, stepping forward, “this is how it begins.”I knew what he wanted—control, domination, the complete subjugation of every family in this room. But what he didn’t know was that I had learned from Lorenzo. I had studied the way men like him thought, and now, I was going to turn the tables.“You think you’re in control,” I continued, my voice steady, “but you’ve already lost. You don’t know it yet, but every move you’ve made has led you right in
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