Chapter 2 - THE UNDERBOSS'S BETRAYALCarlo Rossi, Dominic’s most trusted underboss, stepped out of the shadows of the narrow hallway. He was holding a small, suppressed pistol, aimed directly at Dominic’s chest.
Dominic didn't flinch. He didn't even turn around.
"Carlo," Dominic said, his voice dropping into a deadly, ice-cold register. "Put the gun down. You're walking into a grave."
"I'm walking into a promotion," Carlo sneered, his eyes darting toward me with venomous satisfaction. "The Duca family offered me the entire Chicago waterfront if I delivered the boss and his little civilian girlfriend. Valente thought he was so smart hiding her in Boston. But empires fall from the inside, boss."
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My hands rested protectively over my stomach. The stranger who had grabbed me earlier lunged toward me, but a sudden, violent crash from the window above shattered the glass.
Two tactical operatives dropped silently into the room, their suppressed rifles trained directly on Carlo and his accomplice.
