Chapter 9 - RECKONING AT THE DOCKS
With the baby safely delivered, Damon left the mother and child under maximum protection and drove out to Pier 49 for the exchange. The rain was coming down in sheets. Walter Marlowe stood surrounded by his last remaining guards, his face twisted in rage as Damon shoved Celeste forward.
“You destroyed my legacy, Cross!” Walter spat, reaching inside his trench coat.
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“You destroyed my family,” Damon replied coldly.
As Walter drew his weapon, Damon was faster. A single, echoing shot rang out across the harbor. Walter Marlowe collapsed onto the wet wooden planks, dead before he realized he’d been hit. His guards, seeing their empire officially dead and their paychecks gone, slowly lowered their weapons and melted away into the shadows. The war was over.
