Shadows In Durango

Chapter 77

*****Vincent's POV*****

Knowing that she must be hungry since she had crashed out pretty much instantly after getting back from the spa last night, I book us a table at the recommended lunch spot from the con-serge downstairs who helped to get us a cab. "Have you thought up any new games yet?" Sofia's playful tone meets my ear as we wait out front for the car to arrive, as she clutches hold of my arm to remain even closer to me.

Although the action was small, it was meaningful nonetheless. She was clearly more comfortable around me which I took as a small victory since we had came here.

One thing continued to bug me in the back of my mind though, and that was the interest Chester and his nephew seemed to have taken in her at the meeting.

They could still be keeping tabs on me, it was impossible to tell... especially when I was the one visiting his state.

He seemed to be a big shot around here...

Knowing that my father was also expecting a phone call, I decide that I best do it now as opposed to leaving it til late which would only cause a war between us.

Breaking the contact with Sofia who seems somewhat disappointed at first, I quickly say:

"I need to call my father before I forget, sorry." I state, as she nods understandably and paces around in search for our taxi.

Wasting no time, I click to call him, listening to it almost ring out completely before he eventually picks up.

hurries me, which was the thing that pissed me off most about speaking with him through the

sounded as though

in the vault for you to pick up. He wants a contract with you though, something about his cocaine shit linking up with your guns

even more filthy rich was beyond me...

was he? A little bitch or was he a proper gangster?" He ponders, only confirming my suspicions that he had only sent me here to suss Chester and his intentions out

all he has, not that it could happen so easily with the masses of protection he surrounds himself with - but

He's in it more for the name, not the cash." I deadpan, knowing I had judged his character exceptionally well. I had met

next, shocking me that he even cared for my advice in the first

if that's what you want. Just don't get too stuck with him, he seems obsessed." I confirm truthfully, before listening to him hum over

see him pacing in his office as he weighed the risks and rewards in his mind. He was always calculating, always planning several steps ahead, and it was clear that Chester had piqued his interest in more ways than one. "Just keep an eye on

curt and final. "Good work, Vincent. I'll send you over some more cash." He states, as though his only way of ever showing me any love was through the

I didn't have enough in my accounts already? It was

the line

the call ending, leaving me with nothing but the hum of the city outside and the faint scent of Sofia's

you?" Sofia asked, her voice soft but tinged with concern as she turned to me in the backseat

my phone back into my pocket and

us for the complete experience-all for free. The next

wasn't entirely convinced. She was getting better at reading me, and that was both a

drifted back to Chester and his nephew. I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more at play, something beneath the

we stepped out into the warm sunlight. I paid the driver and then offered Sofia my arm again, feeling