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Chapter 12 - Flight to Geneva

The private Gulfstream jet cut through the upper atmosphere at six hundred miles per hour, heading eastward across the Atlantic toward the snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps.

Inside the cabin, Alexander sat in a leather armchair reviewing satellite schematics of the Geneva financial district, while Elena poured two cups of black coffee from the onboard galley.

"Marcus has the domestic assets locked down," Elena reported, handing a cup to her brother. "The federal task force has officially seized all remaining Lane properties stateside. Victor Lane is operating completely on borrowed time, which is exactly why he’s desperate enough to try a face-to-face negotiation in Switzerland."

Alexander took the cup, his eyes fixed on the aerial maps of a secluded lakeside chalet overlooking Lake Geneva. "He thinks he’s holding all the cards because of that Zurich safety deposit box. He thinks the names in his ledger can buy him immunity from extradition."

"And can they?" Elena asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not anymore," Alexander replied calmly, tapping the screen of his tablet. "While you were securing the domestic front, I had our legal team forward encrypted copies of Lane’s secondary ledgers directly to the international anti-corruption bureau in Bern. By the time our plane touches down in Geneva, Victor Lane won't be negotiating from a position of power—he’ll be a fugitive running from his own allies."

Elena let out a soft, approving laugh. "You really have changed, brother. Old Alexander would have brought a platoon of armed enforcers to shoot up the chalet. New Alexander brings international law enforcement and a tactical audit."

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"Bullets only solve temporary problems," Alexander said quietly. "Truth is permanent."

As the jet began its smooth descent toward Geneva-Cointrin International Airport, the pristine white peaks of the Alps rose majestically through the clouds. Below them, the blue waters of Lake Geneva shimmered in the afternoon sun, hiding the final confrontation that awaited them on the shore.

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