TO KEEP AN EMPIRE

shaken him a bit but he had to keep his wits about him. Trust was a fragile thing in their wor

successful at finding any clues about who might be behind the recent attacks. Izzy was o

nce asked as he en

thing odd. Still about Carlo. He's been making calls to a bu

need to find out who he's been talking to but

. It was a message from an unknown number: "Meet me

warehouse alone? Vince had been in this business long enough to know it could be

closest guys, follow behind. Stay out o

"You got i

e warehouse felt longer than usual, every minute stretching out as he contemplated the risks. When

The interior was dark and musty, the air thick with dust. As his ey

s a man Vince didn't recognize, but his posture and bearing screamed

rrowed. "Talk a

m here to offer you a deal. We know about the mole in

"Who's 'we'? Why s

all you need to know is that we have a common enemy and that make

gent went against everything he believed in, but t

ot you we want. We'll need names, locations, anything that can help us build a case against y

his mind made up. "

ed again. Another message from the unkno

possibilities. When he arrived, he called an emergency meeting in the w

ng the file onto the table. "Some guy named Special A

d. "A fed? Vince, t

't have many options. He gave me thi

ome kind of hostile takeover. The joint task force is in on it. This contains series of chatter between all parties. They've been at it for m

to act fast. If the pigs and the Giovannis a

any of this information. Izzy, keep working your contact

Time was running out, and they needed to act quickly. He couldn't shake the

nce stood on the balcony, looking out over the city. The stakes had never been