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“Ending this once and for all.” I stab my finger at the red button, silence my phone and shove it back in my jacket pocket. It continues to vibrate as I march up the final steps to the restaurant.
A hostess stands behind the red podium, her crimson lips sliding into a scowl as she takes me in. “Mr. Valentino, Jianjun is—”
I cut the woman off, barreling past her. “I’ll see myself in, thanks.”
She races after me hissing in Mandarin, but I ignore her and march across the dining room, and through the swinging doors that lead to the back offices with my gun drawn. Four guys in matching red cuirass armor and hoods stand in front of a round table. I can just make out Jianjun over one of the guys’ shoulders. Next to him sits Qian Guo of the Four Seas and Hao Wei from the outer boroughs. Fucking fantastic, they’re all here.
The clang of metal vibrates the air as a flurry of swords are drawn. The old man’s going old school now?
“What are you doing here, signor Valentino?” Jianjun’s voice is clipped. “Let him through.” The dragon soldiers split apart, revealing the table of leaders behind them.
Clearing my throat, I level Jianjun with a narrowed glare, keeping the barrel of my gun pinned to the head of the Triad. “I came to tell you in person in case you hadn’t already heard that all your warehouses along 1stAvenue are destroyed.”
Muttered gasps fill the room, and my finger twitches on the trigger.
“One of your fucking Red Dragons torched my girl’s place. Just think of it as payback.” The excuse is weak at best, but I stick with it anyway since I’m still not a hundred percent sure they were behind it.
“What are you talking about?” he hisses.
“The small studio in mid-town? I know Feng was the culprit. He saw us together, and he’s trying to get his revenge by targeting what’s mine.”
Jianjun rises, the screech of the chair legs on the tile elevating my pulse. “I had nothing to do with that.”
“And Feng?” I bark.
“I have no idea. We’ve parted ways.”
“What?” I almost lower my gun.
“You heard me. My nephew and I have come to an impasse. I’m tired of the killing. You and your Kings have taken over three dozen souls in the past few weeks. I want it to stop, and he refuses to meet with you, man to man.” The two other males nod in agreement.
“Then rescind the bounties on my brother’s and his fiancée’s heads.”
“I’ve already informed my men that no harm should come to them.” He lowers his gaze as he pauses. “However, there is nothing I can do about Feng. He has his own agenda.”
“Fuckingcornuto.”
“Now about my warehouses….”
Shit. “I’d say we’re even,” I interject.
A sharp laugh erupts from the old man’s thinned lips. “You and your brother killed my son months ago, now you’ve murdered half of my men in cold blood, practically destroyed my livelihood, and you think we’re even?”
“Listen, Jianjun, I know you liked things better under Luca, right?” I keep the barrel level to his head.
The three males nod.
“The sooner this is over with, the faster my little brother can return, and things can go back to normal. I’m not going to lie; I’m not made for this ruling shit. So, find your nephew, bring him to me, and we can forget all about this unfortunate set of events.”
“You’re out of your mind,” he hisses.
“You’re going to be out of your mind in a second, when I blow a bullet through your head.”
The guards tense, the flash of swords catching my eye. I draw in a breath to slow my thundering heart. As much power as the monster brings, sometimes I need the calm. I might die today, but I’d take a few of these motherfuckers down with me first, their leader most importantly.
The thought of never seeing Rose’s big bright eyes, never touching her soft skin, never feeling her pussy clamped around my cock, clears the haze of anger. I shove the monster back and try to channel my brother’s diplomatic flare. What would he do in this situation? “But,” I mutter. “I’m sure we can come to an equitable arrangement somehow.”
CHAPTER44
