Chapter 37 - Dawn on the Sound
The heavy oak doors of the library unlocked with a sharp, pneumatic hiss, swinging open to reveal the dim corridor beyond. Two federal agents in tactical gear stood waiting in the hallway, their expressions professional and emotionless as they looked past Vince toward Julian and Isabella standing beside the mahogany desk.
"Julian Vance and Isabella Moretti," the lead federal agent announced, his voice echoing cleanly off the marble floors as he stepped into the room with an arrest warrant extended. "You are under arrest for international wire fraud, securities manipulation, and corporate conspiracy."
Julian did not resist. He straightened his tailored suit jacket with deliberate slowness, casting one final, lingering look at Dominic sitting motionless in his wheelchair by the threshold. There was no anger left in Julian’s eyes—only the cold, hollow recognition of a game played to its absolute mathematical conclusion.
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"You always did play the long game, Dominic," Julian said quietly as the federal agents stepped forward to secure his wrists with zip-ties.
"Survival isn't about winning every battle, Julian," Dominic replied, watching without emotion as Isabella and Julian were led out of the library toward the waiting federal transport. "It's about making sure your enemy signs their own name to the defeat."
