Location: Safehouse – Three Days Later
Bandages wrapped Isabella's arms and shoulder. Burned, bruised, but breathing.
The team moved quietly around her. No one asked questions. No one dared.
But the silence was too clean.
Something felt… wrong.
She stared out the window, eyes sharp beneath the pain.
"Nico," she murmured. "Where's Gianna?"
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Location: Midtown – Ricci's Connected Club
Gianna sat across from Costanzo.
Her expression unreadable. Her voice flat.
"You said no one would die."
Costanzo smirked. "No one important did."
She slid a small device across the table—warehouse blueprints. Access codes.
"Then we're done," she said.
"No," Costanzo said. "You're mine until Isabella is dust."
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Meanwhile – Brooklyn Docks
Nico stood with a blade in one hand, blood dripping from his knuckles. Two of Ricci's smugglers lay unconscious behind him.
"You don't get to hide behind foot soldiers," he growled, interrogating the third.
"Where is Costanzo's private vault?"
The man spat. "You think you're scary?"
Nico leaned in, eyes cold. "No. But I survived Allegra. And she trained you."
The smuggler's face went pale.
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Back at the Safehouse
Isabella's phone pinged.
Unknown Number.
A location.
A single message:
"You're bleeding from the inside. Meet me. Or die blind." — A
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Location: An Abandoned Greenhouse – Midnight
Glass cracked under her boots as Isabella stepped inside.
Allegra waited near the center, lit by moonlight. Her pistol was holstered.
"You should have killed me," Isabella said.
"You're not the type," Allegra replied. "That's why you're still better than this war."
"I don't need your riddles," Isabella snapped.
"You need this." Allegra tossed her a thumb drive. "It proves what you already suspect."
Gianna. Feeding Costanzo info for weeks.
"But she's not the only one," Allegra added. "You've got a rat in your elite guard too. And Costanzo? He's not Ricci's pet anymore. He's his executioner."
Isabella stared at her. "Why help me now?"
Allegra shrugged. "Because I want Ricci dead. And I want to be the one who rips out Costanzo's heart."
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Final Scene – Isabella's War Room
Nico returned, face bloodied, jaw tight.
"Found the vault. Found more than that."
He slammed photos down.
Gianna. Costanzo. The inner circle. Together.
Isabella stared at the images. Rage boiled beneath her skin.
Gianna. Her closest confidant.
Allegra. Her deadliest enemy turned uneasy ally.
Costanzo. The fire behind every betrayal.
She whispered:
"Then we cut the head off the snake. All of them."