Chapter 10 - TAKING THE THRONE
A month later, Dominic was healed, and he made good on his promise.
He didn't just wage a war; he executed a massacre. From the safety of a heavily fortified estate in upstate New York, I watched the news reports as the Falcone crime syndicate was systematically dismantled. Warehouses burned. Leaders were arrested on anonymous tips heavily documented by Moretti lawyers. The men who had pulled the triggers at the cabin were found at the bottom of the Chicago River.
Dominic didn't just eliminate the threat—he completely restructured his empire. He liquidated the illegal assets, moving his vast wealth into legitimate shipping, construction, and real estate. He was cleaning house, burning away the darkest parts of the mafia to build a fortress of legitimacy.
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"I want our child to have a father they don't have to visit in federal prison," he told me one night, resting his hand on my visibly growing belly. "I want a legacy of gold, not blood."
I watched him transform from a ruthless crime boss into a powerful, legitimate CEO. He was still dangerous, still feared, but the violence was no longer a daily shadow. It was a locked door in his past, one he swore never to open unless someone threatened his family.
