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He has the audacity to look pissed “There hasn’t been any word fro—”

I sit straight up and interrupt hiirls getting stolen froinal thieves who stole theuys are a lot of bells and whistles—muscle and fireworks But my kind operate on a level that inspires stealth and pure silence We own senators We own governors We own more than you could knohich affords us a certain ao ht in the crosshairs It’s why I was shocked that Lathan found me so early on It’s why I had to rush around for protection It’s also why I couldn’t bring down any ofthe jobs The Families have a leak One in a lot of power One who told Lathan I was here”

“Smitty,” he says immediately

“It’s not Srind out

“How can you be sure?” he fires back

I look around “You have rats too, right?” I ask rhetorically, since he just stated asthat “Is it Drex?”

His lips tighten, and I can see immediately I’ve pissed him off

“That’s how I know Smitty was my father’s friend like Drex is yours Sh I’ve offered it to him multiple times Because he wants me to honor h he still runs the business but doesn’t take the title—the title is everything That’s why I know Serous for him to be the head, anyway, and it’s his job if I’uys tearing up New York in search of me because he thinks I ran home”

I turn over, jerking the covers up over my shoulders as I stare at the wall

“Everything we planned had to be changed, and if it hadn’t been for Sarah, I’d have been screwed and the entire plan would have gone to hell A ould have been started So I adapted I adjusted Soo on

I blow out a frustrated breath, before continuing

“Not that you guys understand that You’re all brute power and no finesse You can’t win a ith soldiers You win a ith the right offensive plan Otherwise, you just suffer a lot of casualties with no end in sight for when the bloodshed stops”