Page 536 of Sinfully Savage Mafia

“Yup.”

Aldo recoils. “Oh, shit. And you fucked her.”

”What makes you think I fucked her?”

“You didn’t?”

“Of course I did!” I hiss. “And that’s not the worst of it.”

Aldo eyes the girls in the backseat. “Then get to the point, Zeno. We still need to find Bruno.”

“They found out it was me who carried out the hit. That shootout last night wasn’t some random thing. And those hackers work for Messina, too. They know I’m here, that Lily is here. And I’ll bet my left nut they know about all of the families coming out here in a few days for a meeting. Last night wasn’t the end of this, Aldo.”

“Okay, relax, man. We don’t know anything for sure yet.”

“Oh, trust me. I know.” The goddamn dots are all connected and the truth is definitely not gonna set me free. It’s likely gonna string me up by the balls first, and God only knows what afterward.

My gaze tangles with Lily’s concerned one in the backseat.

We’re both fucked unless I can figure out how to get to Messina’s people before they get to us.

And right now, there are a few people I’d very much like to dangle over the side of a parking deck for that answer.

Like Joe Salesi and his son. They wanted to test us, to see if they could trust us, but how the hell can we trustthem?

I nod toward the car. “Come on, we need to get out of here. Drop me and Lily off at the Bang and I’ll get my car. Once we find Bruno and Sergio, we’ll split up. Those hackers know where to find Messina. We’ve gotta find them first so they lead us to him.”

Whether or not I stay alive remains to be seen, but I can’t sic this job on anyone else.

This enemy? I’m his target.

Anyone else would be collateral damage, and I can’t have all of that blood on my hands.

This is my war to fight, and I’m gonna fucking win it.

I missed my chance in Palermo when I was supposed to take out Messina the first time.

I put so much on the line that night, only to fail.

Who the hell knew I’d end up facing off with him again through his son?

I took something he loved away forever.

And he won’t hesitate to do the same to my father and to Joe Salesi.

I will fight for my family.

I will fight for Lily.

And dammit, I will win.

I glance over at Aldo who pulls up to the curb next to my car. He lifts an eyebrow. “Go ahead. I’ll wait to make sure the car doesn’t explode once you turn it on.”

“Thanks, I appreciate the courtesy,” I say with a roll of my eyes.

“You didn’t think I was gonna offer to turn it on for you, did you?”

I shrug. “Mighta been a nice gesture of goodwill.”

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