In the Heart of Darkness

Chapter 42: Attack

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The dim, echoing space of the deserted warehouse buzzed with a dark sense of victory. Isabella lifted her champagne flute, her eyes glinting with satisfaction as she surveyed her men gathered around. The grimy, shadowed faces of her clan mirrored her determination. She raised her glass higher, her voice echoing through the silence.

"To revenge," she toasted, a sinister gleam in her eye. "Tonight, Ibrahim Kardar will know the sting of losing someone he loves."

Her clan cheered, glasses clinking in celebration. A tear slipped from her eye, but she wiped it quickly, smirking. "Imagine his face when he sees his precious wife's life slip away." She laughed coldly, raising her glass again, then tossed back the champagne. "Zara is nothing but a fragile doll who stepped into a war she cannot survive."

Meanwhile, outside the warehouse, Zara get out from the cab and steadied herself. The night air was thick with tension as she approached the entrance Isabella had sent her. She wasn't naive; the way her arrival had been arranged, the trail she had followed-everything screamed of a setup. But she was ready.

As she stepped into the open area of the warehouse, dark figures closed in around her. Isabella's men, each built like a fortress, encircled her with leering faces and arms folded. Zara held her ground, her eyes narrowed, her heart pounding but resolved. Her gaze met Isabella's across the room, who observed with a twisted, delighted smile.

"Gentlemen," Isabella's voice rang out playfully, holding up a hand, "hold back, please. Zara here is my personal guest. My... bestie." She walked forward, mock sympathy in her gaze. "I'll be the one to teach her a lesson."

With a cold laugh, Isabella pounced at Zara, aiming a fist at her face, but Zara deflected, grabbing Isabella's wrist and twisting sharply. Isabella gasped, her smirk momentarily vanishing as pain shot through her arm.

"Oh, what's wrong, Isabella?" Zara taunted, her voice low and steady. "I thought I was weak. Am I?"

Isabella's eyes flashed, and she tore her wrist free, stumbling back, her expression darkening. With a snarl, she charged again, her hands swinging viciously toward Zara's face. But Zara was quicker, shifting aside and jabbing her elbow into Isabella's ribs, sending her reeling.

Seeing their leader struggle, one of the men stepped forward to help, but Isabella held up her hand, her pride and ego bleeding alongside the bruises already forming on her face. "Stay back," she spat. "This is between me and her."

The fight turned brutal as Isabella attacked with a renewed fury, swinging at Zara with wild desperation. Zara ducked, sidestepped, her moves smooth and controlled, every punch she threw connecting with a satisfying crack against Isabella. It was as if every scar, every betrayal, every ache from Isabella's lies fueled Zara's blows.

Isabella staggered back, breathless, blood trickling from her nose. She glared at Zara, trying to mask the surprise in her eyes. "So, you think you're clever now? Thinking you're some warrior?"

Zara smiled, not a hint of fear in her eyes. "Clever enough to know that I'm fighting a coward. And I had the best training." She leaned in, her voice a deadly whisper. "You might want to know that the most powerful mafia leader, Ibrahim Kardar, taught me how to fight himself."

Isabella's expression twisted in fury, and with a sudden, desperate move, her fingers closed around the grip of one of the guns tucked under Zara's hoodie. Zara gasped, feeling the weight of her guns disappear as Isabella held them with a triumphant grin.

But before Isabella could gloat further, an explosion rattled the walls. The ground shook, and they both turned toward the entrance. Through the haze of dust and smoke, Zara could hear the sound of gunfire echoing through the warehouse.

A sneer twisted across Isabella's face. "Bitch!! You... you ratted on me, didn't you?" She backed away, motioning for her guards to surround her. "Protect me!" she screamed as she attempted to flee, her men closing in around her to shield her from the assault.

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Ibrahim's Scene

Outside the warehouse, Ibrahim stood amidst his men, his face a mask of barely controlled fury. Every muscle in his body was tense as he learned the truth: Isabella, the daughter of Jackson Vinchester, the murder of his father and Maria's torment. He was the initiator of this hell. The realization burned through him like acid.

His voice was a deadly growl as he spoke to his men. "Prepare for war. That woman and her clan dared to threaten what's mine. And she will pay for that with every shred of power she has."

The orders came swift and cold. His tech team confirmed Isabella's location within the building, and his men, commanded by years of loyalty, assembled for the attack. Ibrahim's eyes were steel as he surveyed them.

"We leave nothing standing," he commanded. "Destroy everything in that warehouse. I want to see her world burn."

His team moved into formation, each one disciplined and deadly. Ibrahim took a final look at the warehouse, his jaw set, his voice a dark promise. "Do not kill anyone. I'll torture them myself."

Without another word, he raised his hand and signaled. "Attack!"

In an instant, his clan surged forward. Gunfire erupted as his men broke through the doors, bulldozing into Isabella's warehouse with a thunderous roar. The guards posted around the entrances crumpled one by one, each strike swift and calculated. The entire warehouse became a battleground, filled with the sounds of breaking glass, heavy footsteps, and distant screams. Ibrahim's men, ruthless and efficient, blocked every possible exit, trapping Isabella's clan within.

Ibrahim strode in, moving with a deadly focus, each step punctuated by a sharp, menacing silence that his men dared not to break. His cold gaze swept the room, landing on each terrified guard who froze under his stare, sensing the lethal promise in his eyes.

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