Chapter 15 - THE END OF THE BEGINNING
The stars glittered brightly over the Chicago skyline as our limousine pulled back through the iron gates of the Moretti estate.
The alarms were silent.
The shadows were gone.
Only peace remained.
Luca stepped out first, offering his hand to help me down from the vehicle just like he had done on that terrifying, life-changing night months ago.
We walked up the grand stone steps together, our fingers intertwined.
As the heavy oak doors closed behind us, locking out the noise of the city, I knew the dark days were finally behind us.
We had survived the betrayal, the gunfire, and the war for an empire.
And we had found something far more powerful than money or power.
We had found each other.
Luca pulled me into his arms in the grand foyer, kissing me tenderly beneath the warm glow of the chandelier.
“Welcome home, Mrs. Moretti,” he whispered with a warm, genuine smile.
May you like
I smiled back, resting my head against his strong chest as the final chapter of our storm closed forever.
THE END.
