The Mafia Boss Caught His Secretary Packing—Then Found the Threat Hidden Under Her Desk
Chapter 8
Marco moved Elena to an underground safe location.
She hated it.
“No windows.”
“That’s the point.”
“You can’t keep me locked away.”
“Until this is over.”
“What if it isn’t?”
He looked at her.
“Then I’ll keep protecting you.”
Elena folded her arms.
“That’s not living.”
“No.”
“It isn’t.”
Marco looked away.
She stepped closer.
“You said your life isn’t safe.”
“It isn’t.”
“But you don’t get to decide whether I care.”
He looked at her.
“I know.”
Then she kissed him.
Marco froze.
It lasted only a few seconds.
When she pulled back, he looked stunned.
“You’re impossible.”
She smiled.
“Probably.”
For the first time, Marco laughed.
The investigation continued.
They traced Vincent’s network.
It involved several shell companies.
Foreign accounts.
Real estate.
Vincent wasn’t simply trying to steal Moretti money.
He wanted control of the entire organization.
Then they discovered a major transfer scheduled for midnight.
Billions.
The funds were supposed to disappear into an account controlled by Vincent.
If the transaction went through, the company could collapse.
Marco prepared a counter-operation.
He publicly announced a temporary restructuring.
Privately, he moved the most important assets.
Vincent reacted immediately.
He ordered Carlo to stop it.
Carlo contacted Giovanni.
But Giovanni had changed sides.
He gave Marco access to Vincent’s communications.
One message stood out.
The girl must be taken alive.
Marco’s face hardened.
They knew where Elena was.
Security discovered a tunnel leading beneath the safe location.
Someone had built it years earlier.
Marco pulled Elena out minutes before the attackers arrived.
They escaped through another passage.
Later, Elena asked:
“Why me?”
Marco answered:
“Because you’re the only person who knows enough to expose them.”
She shook her head.
“No.”
“What?”
“Because you trust me.”
He looked at her.
“That scares them.”
Marco was right.
Vincent didn’t need Elena dead.
He needed her discredited.
A rumor appeared online.
Elena was accused of stealing company money.
Fake documents appeared.
News outlets picked up the story.
Within hours, she became the face of the scandal.
Marco called an emergency press conference.
He stood before cameras.
“Elena Rossi has never stolen from this company.”
He paused.
“She has protected it.”
The reporters asked questions.
Marco refused to reveal classified details.
He only said:
“The accusations against her are false.”
Elena watched from a secure room.
She cried.
Not because of the scandal.
Because he had chosen to defend her publicly.
Even though it meant exposing his personal connection to her.
After the conference, she confronted him.
“You didn’t have to do that.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
He looked at her.
“Because you deserved someone to stand beside you.”
Elena smiled.
“That sounds dangerous.”
Marco leaned closer.
“It is.”
They kissed.
This time, neither stepped away.
Then the door opened.
Giovanni stood there.
“Boss.”
Marco turned.
“We found Vincent.”
“Where?”
Giovanni’s voice was low.
“Your mother’s house.”
Marco froze.
His mother had been missing for twelve hours.
