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Author: Triple G
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"I want to show you something," Dante said the next morning, leading her to a room she hadn't seen before.

The door opened onto what could only be described as a war room. Multiple screens covered one wall, showing feeds from across the city. Maps, charts, and photographs covered another. At the center sat a massive conference table surrounded by leather chairs.

"Welcome to the nerve center of my empire."

Serena stepped inside, overwhelmed by the scope of it all. "This is incredible."

"This is power." He moved to the main screen, touching a panel that lit up different sections of the city. "Hotels, restaurants, construction companies, shipping." Each area glowed as he spoke. "All legitimate, all profitable, all mine."

"How many people work for you?"

"Directly? About three thousand. Indirectly?" He shrugged. "Half the city depends on Valentino enterprises in some way."

She stared at the screens showing bustling restaurants, busy construction sites, elegant hotels. "You built all this i
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