Chapter 17 - Shadows in the Distance
Though our primary enemies were safely locked away in federal penitentiaries, the scale of Moretti Global Ventures inevitably attracted opportunistic rivals. Word reached Nico’s private intelligence network that a syndicate operating out of Europe was attempting to probe our international shipping lanes.
Nico strode into the library late that afternoon, tossing a dossier onto the dark wood table. "It seems some foreign investors didn't learn from the Cole and Vance disasters. A group called the Meridian Syndicate is trying to buy up distressed debt in our overseas logistics network."
I picked up the dossier, flipping through the pages of corporate shells and masked identities. "They think we’re distracted by our domestic success," I noted calmly, my eyes scanning the financial trails.
"They’re stepping into a trap," Dominic said coldly, his gray eyes flashing with lethal precision. "Nico, feed them false vulnerability through our secondary shell accounts. Let them think they’re gaining ground."
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"And when they commit capital?" Matteo asked with a sharp grin.
"We pull the rug out from under them before they even cross the Atlantic," I replied, closing the dossier with a quiet snap. "No syndicate, no matter how far away, threatens our peace."
