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The Maid Was Given One Hour To Find $20,000 Or Her Dying Brother Would Be In Danger—Then Her Phone Rang Again Just As The Mafia Boss Was Standing Over Her. / Chapter 9 / 10

Chapter 9 - The Surrender of the Kingpin

Victor stared down at Sadi, disbelief warring with profound, overwhelming relief in his dark eyes.

“What are you doing here?” he demanded, his voice rough and strained. “I told you to leave. I gave you everything you needed to be safe.”

“I don’t want safety if it means living without you,” Sadi whispered fiercely, stepping closer and reaching out with her hands—completely healed, smooth, and steady—to cup his face. “You saved my brother. You saved my life. And you thought you could just push me away like a broken piece of furniture?”

Victor looked down at her hands resting against his cheeks, then met her unwavering, courageous eyes. The armor that had protected his heart for thirty years finally shattered completely.

Slowly, Victor smiled—a genuine, warm smile that transformed his harsh features and made him look entirely human.

“You are the most stubborn, impossible woman I have ever met, Sadi Hayes,” he murmured softly.

Marcus walked up behind them, clearing his throat respectfully. “Boss. The cleanup is handled. Julian and his men are secured for federal transport. What are your orders?”

Victor didn't break eye contact with Sadi. He held out his hands, the handcuffs dangling loosely from his wrists.

“Take these off, Marcus,” Victor said quietly. “And book a flight for St. Jude’s. We have a young man to visit.”

Marcus grinned, unlocking the cuffs with a swift click. “Right away, Boss.”

As Marcus and the guards retreated to secure the perimeter, Victor pulled Sadi into his arms, burying his face in her hair as he held her as if she were the only real thing in the world.

“Does this mean,” Victor whispered against her ear, “that you’re officially resigning as head housekeeper?”

Sadi pulled back just enough to look up into his eyes, a playful, radiant smile breaking across her face.

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“Only if you’re offering me a permanent position elsewhere,” she whispered back.

Victor’s dark eyes flashed with quiet amusement and deep, enduring affection. He leaned down and kissed her—deeply, passionately, and without a single shadow of fear left between them.

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