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Brooks leans back, grabbing the bottle from me. “Where to first, Moretti? A titty bar? The casino?”
“You know me.”
“Titty bar it is.”
He winks at me as he finishes the bottle, tossing it to the front of the car, narrowly missing Neil. By the time we get to the hotel, Brooks is lit and leans heavily against me as we walk. Since we’re members of the Brotherhood, we have withstanding reservations. No one at the front desk bats an eye at Brooks’ behavior, since he’s done this once or twice. He plays it up until we’re in his suite.
The moment the door closes, his expression turns serious.
“What in the fuck is going on? Did Isabetta really serve you with divorce papers today?”
“No, but she did come to see me.”
I tell him everything that she said, and he listens, never interrupting me once. When I’m finished, he shakes his head.
“It explains why we kept running into dead ends when we were looking into Zhang. We couldn’t find anything because there wasn’t anything to find.”
“Other than the fact that he wanted Caruso to become a member.”
“But did he? What if that was Smith, too, in a roundabout way?”
We’re both silent.
Finally, I say, “Caruso has to go. So does Isa’s father. And my driver.”
“Smith?”
“He’s dead, too, but I need proof first.”
“Think you can get it?”
“I think we can, yes.”
Brooks grins. “Fuck. Haven’t been hunting with you in a long time.”
“Only because you’re too afraid of getting your hands dirty,” I joke back.
There’s some truth to my words, but only because it doesn’t look good for the Face of The Defiant God Brotherhood to be out killing people. But there was a time and place when Brooks was just my friend and we both did what it took to secure our futures.
28
Isabetta
Two days after I see Alessandro, an enormous bouquet of roses is delivered to my apartment with a note inside.
Isa,
I understand that you don’t want to see me right now, which is why I’m going out of town. Donna is at your disposal. Be safe.
-A
I clutch the note to my chest.
He’s telling me that he’s going after Smith. I know that’s what this is.
Please let this work.
God, it has to…
