Bound By Honor

eft hand held a Cuban cigar that burned luxuriously as it created a lazy haze of smoke. His right

took a gulp from th

eady for the day. His morning ritual consisted of having a glass of a single mal

tered through from the horizon and engulfed everything in its path

is eyes were misty, hi

Sun decides to

his seat and sat do

It's going to be

at it couldn't wait till 8am?" He

couldn't wait." Came

le that he shouldn't

the phone as the caller was wearing

lated for calling before 8 a.m. than to be punish

dropped off considerabl

" Cambiasso asked coolly.

men and the addresses of their

y, breaking the silence occasional

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g boss. We ha

the docks. The package has been cleared out righ

much worse than that, Sir. We discovered some e

is no easy way to say this, the em

Alright. Would

s s

dn't be given to outbursts of emotions. He should ne

rved of ice. It was such coldness that

chin as he analyzed

took the glass, turned around, and faced the window.

he picked up his phone an

croaky voice. He was rou

time, partner?" Cambiass

Cambiasso's voice. "To what do I owe the pleasure? It's...Barely 9am i

omething important t

s of his voice and that ma

he dropped the phone on the table, she hugged and whi

teased her back as he got out of bed and went into the shower.

d off the bed. " I tho

our l

ered Cambia

s fast. I didn't expe

s urgent. So here I am." Antonio loos

mbiasso said as he stared at Anto

gs. "You didn't have to say it. I cou

those perceptive motherfuc

asure of your summons?" Antonio's tone beca

le, stood up, and went to

cotch. He went back to his seat, poured h

the glass to hi

men were killed. I lost some good soldiers last night." Cambiasso stopped talki

ou would have just mentioned it over the phone. So go

e is something else. The dead men left behind by the at

few times and slid his phon

gnize

rows were raised and his mouth was open. He quickly regain

my family emblem. W

taken aback by

see that

w. It's what you believe that matters right now. There's no way I can change

perspiration were beginning to run down Antonio'

tinged with a sli

deeply, turned,

ur emblem into that kind of attack is right there in the stupid

fidence." Antonio exhaled deep

ared at the glass a tad longer

ook quietly into this. Asides my son, I don't trust any of my men right now. It was only a handful of men that

t it pa

es to each other and drank. Cambiasso pressed th