Five Years Later
Senator Serena Valentino stood at the podium in the Senate chamber, addressing a room that hung on her every word. At thirty-five, she'd become the most influential member of Congress, the woman other politicians came to when they needed things done.
"The Organized Crime Prevention Act," she said, her voice carrying clearly across the chamber, "will provide law enforcement with the tools they need to combat sophisticated criminal enterprises while protecting the constitutional rights of legitimate businesses."
The irony wasn't lost on anyone who truly understood what they were witnessing.
In the gallery, Dante watched with quiet pride as his wife systematically legalized their empire. The bill she was proposing would create legal protections for "reformed criminal orga
