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We have communicators on us, concealed behind our ears. Pa and Nick are with the surveillance team. He took the bullet in his arm and it looked pretty bad but he insisted on coming out and helping in whatever way he can. They can both hear what we’re saying now.
“We can’t let them kill Mimi and we can’t just hand over the files,” I state. That much was clear.
“We won’t know until we see who’s there and… what’s going on. It’s all shit, Salvatore. All of it and I’m on edge. Ready to snap.”
The day had just gotten worse with each passing second. Neither of us is saying anything about Gabe because we know hope is a rare thing in our world.
The rage I feel now is the kind that makes me want to unleash fury on all.
I’m sorry I didn’t get to kill Joey Cipriani myself. I’m not real interested in finding out how he died, I just wish I could have done it.
Truth is truth and when it comes out pain is the only thing you can feel and truth is as potent as poison.
He did this.
All of it.
The only saving grace about it is, it would kill me to take another parent away from Mimi.
That is the only thing I would have been cut up about.
When I think back to how that prick told me to do the right thing and choose what was best for Mimi because I represented danger, I could breathe fire from hell.
That evil bastard was just saying that to me because he knew war was coming for us and he knew he was one of the harbingers of death. He didn’t want her caught up in it. He was trying to fucking steer her away from us because he wanted us all dead.Why?
I don’t fucking know. Money and power. That’s what it always comes down to - money. God knows how much the Fontaines must have paid him. It makes me wonder what might have happened in regards to Mimi’s mother’s death.
I glance at my watch. It’s five to twelve. We’re minutes away from the yacht now.
This is going to go down in five minutes.
I hold my breath as the tension rises and ride out the time like we ride the waves.
As soon as we approach, five men with guns appear at the main deck to welcome us.
Fuck am I ever tense. Just those fucking five outnumber us.
“It’s time,” Vincent declares.
“Steady boys,” Pa’s voice sounds in our earpieces. “We’re working on things our end. Be calm and do what you can,” he adds.
There’s a slight reassurance that he can talk to us.
Working on things could mean anything, we’ll just have to see. Pa has connections and Claudius is helping. I don’t know if they’ll come up with anything or what they’ll come up with but I sure as fuck hope that they do.
We dock the boat. Vincent grabs the files and we climb aboard The Maiden.
Two bulky men step forward. They’re the usual Fontaine meatheads.
“Gun’s now,” the blond one says, stretching out his hand.
We hand over two handguns, one each.
We foresaw this so we didn’t bring any more weapons than necessary.
Our weapons will be what they’re carrying if we get a chance to take it. My blond friend has a mean looking machine gun that would serve me well if I can get my hands on it.
“Spread em,” he orders further and we stretch out our arms so they can search us. Vincent only does one arm, the other holds on to the box with the files.
