King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter One Hundred Seventy-Nine

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“Jefe, none of my dealers know anything about this. Either they’re planning on replacing the supply without telling the dealers or they know which dealers are mine and have avoided telling them. Do you have any other dealers that you can talk to without raising too much suspicion?” he asked.

I looked to both Viktor and Ivan. Neither had an answer right away. “We’ll find someone,” I said. “What about Anthony and Lorenzo? Still there?”

“Si, Jefe. They’ve got a renewed sense of hope since I met with them yesterday,” he said, laughing. “Now that they know you’re alive, they’re being slightly more aggressive with their offer. It still doesn’t come close to yours, but it’s fun to make them work for this.”

“What about Dario and Massimo?”

He was quiet for a moment. “Jefe. Your woman is a gift from the angels.” He paused. “She was exactly right about both of them. I think Dario might need a psych ward before this is all over. I met with them separately. I told them both that I knew they had my nephew killed. Dario immediately went on the defense, telling me everything he knew about what happened, where they dumped him, and he threw Massimo all the way under the bus. I’ve seen fear before, but that man is terrified of Massimo. Dario asked me if I could protect him. There’s something deeper there.”

“Feel free to find out as much as you can on what else Dario knows. What did Massimo do when you told him?”

He laughed. “He threw Dario under the bus and tried to blame everything on him. Sephie was right. He is a truly evil man. He kept his cool during the entire conversation.”

“Did you happen to notice that he never blinks when he’s talking to you?”

“I did notice that. He maintains eye contact like he’s trying to send you messages telepathically,” Trino said, laughing.

tells during the meetings they used to have at the restaurant. Dario will repeat the question back to you when he’s lying, like he’s trying to buy himself time to answer. Massimo never blinks.”

Spanish. “Jefe, how did you find her? I need a woman like her by

what I did to deserve her,” I said, “What’s

sent that

looked at each other, completely surprised and trying not to laugh. Viktor said quietly, “Sephie is going to love

a dealer to talk to and let you know what I find out. All your guys are aware of what’s

personally, but I told them to keep it between our network for now. They don’t have much contact with the other dealers anyway, but I didn’t think you wanted it getting out just yet that we know what’s going

Massimo on fire and throw him

to see that.”

the other end of the

I find out on my end. Keep me

Of course, Jefe.”

ended the call, we all erupted in laughter. “How?? How does she know these

that wh ite board today,” Ivan said,

to the

“As appreciation for not smelling like Vanessa?”

“Exactly.”

they’re there before she wakes up. I can’t wait to see her face when

was early afternoon. Just as I looked up, wondering to myself whether Sephie was awake yet or

to control herself. She clearly lost the battle as she deepened the kiss. I felt her hook her feet around the back of my chair,