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My security guards lead him out

Once, not so long ago, he had power

Then Matteo and Lorenzo squashed hi

A part of er part knows he’s full of shit

Liketo go legit, but it’s really a front

Take Tobias, for exaame

Look at Alaric, Matteo, and Cyrus They’re et involved with illegal shit all the ti in the same capacity anymore

Pulling out my cell, I call my brother-in-law

He answers on the first ring

“What?” the prick says

“Hello to you, too, Cyrus”

“I’hs “Unless this is important—”

“It is,” I cut him off

My relation to his wife is the only reason he allowsmy life

“Speak”

“Paul was here He’s on to us He knoe shorted his stock” Standing fro s

“How?”

I take in the city As if New York will have the answers I need

“Not sure”

He groans, clearly annoyed by this new inforht you handled this”

“I did I bought everything with our offshore accounts It’s not traceable”

The line is silent

Cyrus is probably thinking about what I said

Finally, he says, “Well, obviously, it is”

I nod despite hi able to see me “That’s for sure”

“Tell me what he said”

“He said he knows everything”

“Do you believe him?”

“Yes” I know his next question will be how, so I beat him to it “Honestly, I don’t think it ste of the stock is pretty obvious if you knoho tampered If he thinks it’s Lorenzo and has proof of it, it’s not a far jue of Lorenzo’s finances shorted the stock”

And that unlucky fucker is me

“We need to tell Lorenzo and Tobias someone spoke within their ranks,” Cyrus says

“Yep”

“Fuck!”

The sound of a glass hitting a table echoes through the line