All Chapters of A Crown Left Behind: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

The attack began at two in the morning.The alarm in the Vittori estate had barely sounded when an explosion tore through the eastern warehouse. The rival family cut the estate’s power and sent vehicles toward the western entrance, which meant they had obtained Vittori’s port-defense plans.Dante activated the backup system while Roman opened the surveillance map.“There’s an insider at the west gate,” Dante said. “I’ll take a team.”“They want you to leave the main house.” I pointed to the surveillance map. “Their real target is the port control room.”Dante studied the screens. The vehicles at the west gate were making plenty of noise, while the area around the control room was unnaturally quiet. He immediately redirected the main security force east.Matteo had already gone to the warehouse. Gunfire soon came through the radio. Two ambush teams had surrounded his men near the entrance.“Give me a car.” I stood. “There’s an old freight route behind the warehouse. It reaches the north