The compound was in the Caribbean, a private island bought under a dozen shell companies and guarded like a fortress. Palm trees swayed in the breeze, but the beauty felt wrong, too perfect, too clean for the rot that lived at its center. Marcus led the way, his face a mask of cold fury, crutches sinking into the sand with every step. Gianni’s men surrounded the perimeter, silent shadows ready to strike. Cedric and Lily waited on the boat just offshore, watching through binoculars, hearts in their throats.“You don’t have to do this,” Cedric had told Marcus before he left the boat.“Yes, I do,” Marcus had replied, eyes hard. “He’s my father. My ghost. My sin.”Now Marcus walked through the gates of the compound, unarmed, hands raised. Guards stopped him, patted him down, and led him inside. The man waiting in the study was older, softer around the middle, but his eyes were the same, sharp, calculating, cold.“Marcus,” the man said, standing from behind a massive desk. “I knew you’d co
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