Chapter 8 - The Confrontation
A tall figure stepped into the dim nursery, holding a suppressed pistol. It was Giancarlo himself, accompanied by his chief enforcer.
Cameron stepped out of the closet, closing the door firmly behind her. She stood tall in the center of the room, blocking the way.
"Where is the boy, Cameron?" Giancarlo asked smoothly, raising the weapon. "Or should I call you my dear niece?"
"You won't touch him, Giancarlo," Cameron said, her voice dropping into a register of pure steel. "You murdered your own niece for money. You're a coward who fights women and children because you can't beat Matteo in the open."
Giancarlo’s face twisted into a sneer. "Sofia was weak. She wanted to pull the family money out of the shipping lines and give it to charities. She was going to ruin everything we built in Florence! And now you step out of the shadows, looking just like her, trying to take what belongs to the Bellini name."
"I don't care about your money or your name!" Cameron shouted. "I only care about protecting this child!"
"A noble sentiment," Giancarlo cold-heartedly sneered, raising his gun to her forehead. "You can tell your sister I said hello."
BANG.
A shot echoed through the penthouse, but it didn't come from Giancarlo’s weapon.
The door behind Giancarlo exploded inward as Matteo burst into the room, his eyes wild with rage. He fired twice, taking down the enforcer instantly.
Giancarlo spun around, firing wildly, but Matteo lunged forward like a striking predator, tackling the older man into the wooden bookshelves. They crashed to the floor in a brutal struggle, glass shattering and furniture overturning as the two men fought for control of the weapon.
"Cameron! Get down!" Matteo roared, pinning Giancarlo’s arm against the floor.
Cameron saw Giancarlo reach into his jacket with his free hand, pulling out a hidden silver blade aimed directly at Matteo's exposed side.
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Without a second thought, Cameron grabbed a heavy brass floor lamp nearby and swung it with all her strength, smashing it directly against Giancarlo’s arm. The blade clattered across the hardwood floor.
Matteo delivered a final, devastating blow to Giancarlo’s jaw, knocking the syndicate boss unconscious onto the rug.
