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“But you will?”
“Yes, I will.” There’s a pause. “Someone is coming after members of the Brotherhood. And their families. That’s what took me away.”
“Did you find the person?”
“No.”
I touch his arm. “It’s going to be okay.”
“No, it’s not. When I say coming after the members, I mean killing them.” His gaze searches mine. “They threatened you.”
“Me?”
“Well, they threatened me, but used you as a motivator.”
“I’m not following.”
He runs his fingers through his hair. “At the dinner last week, Blanc wanted me to read an email he received the prior day. It was from the same person who threatened and killed my predecessor, Hugo DeLeon.”
“Hugo DeLeon. Why does that sound familiar?”
“Because he was a huge Hollywood producer. His sins finally caught up to him and he was murdered.”
Oh my gosh. I know exactly who he’s talking about. But I thought the news said DeLeon died after a home intrusion?
I say, “And Mr. Blanc received a letter, too? What did it say?”
“Basically the same. It listed things that he had done over the years and then there was a threat for him to right his wrongs.”
“Why did he want you to read the letter?”
Alessandro says, “Because of what I do for the Brotherhood, I can find people when others can’t. He was hoping I could get some insight by reading the letter.”
“But you didn’t?”
“No. And when we were all in the other room, we each received letters of our own.” He shakes his head. “I don’t know how the fucker knew we were all together, but he did. It makes me think…”
“It makes you think what?”
“That whoever is behind these letters is in the Brotherhood. There are other things that point to this as well.”
“Such as?”
“Such as the way DeLeon died. If this person is in the Brotherhood, then he has an advantage over us.”
I ask, “What did your letter say?”
“It said that I had yet to prove myself as an Elite Member.” He exhales. “It also said that you could be taken back as easily as I took you.”
“Alessandro, that’s not going to happen.”
“I know it’s not because I’m going to find this fucker and kill him.”
“Did Brooks get a letter, too?”
“No, but he’s not an Elite Member.”
“So you, Blanc, and who else got one?”
