The Tears of MarquezFor a man like Salvatore Marquez, fear had always been a weapon he wielded, never a shadow he endured. His empire was built on intimidation, deals carved in silence, and the kind of promises that bled into threats without a second word. He had lived decades convincing himself that he was untouchable, a force above men, above laws, above destiny itself. But the news of Kroos’s arrest cracked that illusion wide open.The city had exploded with noise when Kroos’s downfall became public. Headlines screamed betrayal, corruption, and justice. News anchors dissected his empire like vultures pecking at a carcass. Radio talk shows carried callers who cheered, cursed, or whispered about the next name that would fall. And everywhere Marquez turned, in every headline, every whisper, every darting look, he could feel his name trembling just behind Kroos’s.“Kroos today,” the papers implied without printing it, “Marquez tomorrow.”Marquez sat in a safe house far from the glass
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