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.

his tell for when he’s lying. Sephie picked up on all their tells during the meetings they used to have at the restaurant. Dario will repeat

cursed in Spanish. “Jefe, how did you find her? I need a woman like her by my side. I’m going to take her up on her offer,” he

did

them separated and heavily guarded for now. I sent that woman that’s with Massimo home. I’ve had the house fumigated twice now and we can still smell

to laugh. Viktor said quietly, “Sephie is

let you know what I find out. All your guys are

have much contact with the other dealers anyway, but I didn’t think you wanted it getting out just yet that

do light Massimo on fire and throw him off

to see that.”

other end of the

find out on my end. Keep me posted on Tony, Enzo, and

Of course, Jefe.”

in laughter. “How?? How does she know these things??” Viktor asked.

ite board today,” Ivan

sent to the

“As appreciation for not smelling like Vanessa?”

“Exactly.”

wakes up. I can’t wait to see her face when she hears what Trino said. She’s not a little bit psychic. She’s a

had a few short meetings that morning that went quickly. Before I knew it, it was early afternoon. Just as I looked up, wondering to

hands on either side of my face as she pressed her lips to mine. The kiss started sweetly, but I could feel her struggling 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, pulling it as close to the desk, and her, as she could. I sat up straighter, sliding