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"Wait and see what he shows you," Iat his jaw "I have to order surveillance on all the elders, don’t I?"

Gene glanced at me The question hadn’t been directed to me, but I answered it anyway "It wouldn’t be a duht the initiation was successful I rong, and I knew I’d been too quick to hope this change would be s to be handled and dealt with so none of it would affect Emma

"I can’t trust anyone except you two," Cole murmured, his voice deep and low

I started to shake ht at me "I need your help, Carter"

"I came here for inforet"

"I know, and I know you’re technically out, but I’ you--I need you in I need you to help me" He looked to Gene "Because of you, I know I can trusthis doubts about his own nephew, but he nodded "You can trust me I’ll take care of the surveillance with the rest of the family I’ll handle it"

His gazethat to help me I was here to protect E him That was one ite

"Thank you, Gene," Cole said

Gene nodded, then glanced atme have my time with Cole

We waited until he closed the door, then I started "You’re bringing the police chief in here? To see your face? To see"What--"

"That’s reckless You meet with dirty cops, dirty politicians, whoever, outside of the house Never in the house"

"What, you’re the All Mighty Trainer? Do you have a rulebook? How to be a Mafia Leader for Du "You trained ht and to kill This stuff I have to learn on ht, becauseevery mistake I make, huh? Because he really thinks I deserve this chair"

Well, fuck He’d sensed Gene’s reservations "He means well"

Cole waved me off "My father was the head of the family I just--" His hands fell to his desk, and he held onto it for a second "This was his This whole house This chair I have sohim in here, and now it’s me and…" Shadows flitted across his face "There are a lot of ghosts in here, Carter More than I thought there were going to be"

His father, mother, brothers, sisters--and he would’ve been another I softened ee" His lips curved in a rin "Thanks so etting pulled in Granted, I had come myself, but I needed to know for sure "Who do you think was the target?"