Page 127 of The Mafia Marriage Contract

“Bronx, I’m ordering you to stand down until the team arrives.”

I let that hang in the air, watching the numbers bleed down. “If protecting our family means breaking orders, then consider them broken. I’ll find out who she is and do what’s necessary. You can count on me, Kingston. Like always.”

01:09…

“Don’t do this.”

“I already did.”

I kill the comms, throw open the car door, and step into the night. The blood-red sky turns the warehouse into a silhouette of war. I pull the ski mask down, gun in hand.

By the time this is over… she’ll be on her knees and bleeding answers into my hands.