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“Understatement of the year. I’d be lethal.” His comment would be funny if it weren’t accurate. Death would be too easy for the man or woman who stole from this man.
“Got it. No. The money’s still there.”
My mouth twitches with amusement. This is one sick fucker. I’m happy to have him on my side.
“So, spit it out.” His voice is the usual cool tone that I’ve grown used to over the past few years since Matteo introduced us.
“I’ll tell you in person,” I say to him.
“Even more ominous.”
He laughs, figures he would?again, sick as fuck. The sketchier or more dangerous a situation is, the more entertained Lorenzo is.
“When are you free?”
“Tonight. Seven. Meet me at the dock.”
He doesn’t have to tell me which dock he means. It’s the main one they have been using ever since they switched locations after that shit went down with Salvatore, Matteo, and Lorenzo’s cousin.
“I’ll be there.”
I hang up first. Looking down at my watch, I see it’s only four, which means I can’t go home first.
It’s fine.
There is plenty of work for me to do before I make this meeting. When I add in the commute, I don’t have that much time at all.
I pick up my phone and dial Gail’s number, calling to inform her of the list of chores I want Payton to do. I honestly don’t give a crap what she does. My house is spotless, but I like to keep her on her feet. So, tonight, instead of the gym or my bathroom, I’m going to have her redo my pantry.
It’s not a nice task to thrust upon her.
Chef will be pissed.
I’ll tell Gail to skip on the laundry and let Payton do that, too.
Yep.
Gail can throw in some extra towels and sheets for good measure. Maybe I’ll tell her to make them extra dirty beforehand. Spill some ketchup on it or something. That thought makes me smile.
With a shake of my head, I focus my attention back on the call. Gail isn’t happy with my tasks. She’s officially joined the dark side. Actually, for a second, her change in loyalties makes me consider the possibility that my side is the dark side.
But I push that thought out and hang up the call.
I stare at the computer screen in front of me.
My fingers hit the keyboard. The tapping drowns out everything else.
I spend the next few hours researching companies I think would be a good investment.
Then when it’s time, I get up, head to my car parked under the building, and leave to meet Lorenzo. I trust my men, as I hired them all from Jax, but you never can be too careful. After all, they let Paul past them earlier.
Traffic is a bitch today, and it takes a good forty-five minutes for me to get out of the city. When I’m pulling onto the docks, it looks to be in its usual abandoned state, but I know better.
I pull up, shut the car off, and get out.
Heading inside, I throw open the heavy metal door. In the corner, I can see that they have a massive shipment a few men are currently going through. I imagine it’s one of Tobias’s shipments of pills.
He’s trying to get out.
