Chapter 10 - ASHES TO DUST
The fallout was catastrophic and beautiful.
The ledger was the golden key the FBI had been waiting for. Alejandro was indicted on charges ranging from racketeering and money laundering to the murder of my father. My mother, Elena, attempting to flee to a non-extradition country, was arrested on the tarmac at O'Hare. Daniel flipped immediately, testifying against everyone to save his own skin, but he was still sentenced to a decade in minimum security.
The Velasquez empire crumbled. The mansions were seized, the bank accounts frozen, the legacy burned to ash.
I lost all the money. I lost the name. I lost the superficial world that had defined me for thirty years.
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And I had never felt so rich in my entire life.
I sat in a sterile interrogation room, wrapping up my final deposition. I had immunity due to my cooperation and Robert's proof that I was an unwitting pawn. When I finally walked out of the federal building, the Chicago sun was blinding.
