The Crimson Throne

na sat in the back of the car, her gaze fixed on the casino as it crumbled into a ruin of

chaos they'd just left behind. The others followed in separate c

rned to Luca. "We need to find C

"I was hoping

s a fully equipped war room. Monitors displayed surveillance feeds from their key location

Enzo was pacing, Rocco was loading a fresh clip into his pistol, an

nni Russo gave us Carlo's name before I put a

n running Vito's operations while he's away. I

arlo's not an easy target. He doesn't go

ed it on the table. "Then we hi

were pictures of a sleek, glass-covere

ght, but it's predictable. Two guards at the front entrance, four on

o teams. One takes the front, causes a distra

et me guess, we'r

d messy. Draw out as man

t her. "And wh

rled. "I'm going

the operation

isguised as maintenance workers. When the time came, t

and Luca made their

silent as she climbed the final ladder to the penthous

pulling out a suppressed pistol. "We move

"Let's get th

thouse was dimly lit, sleek marble floors reflecting the glow of

tood near th

a move

one guard's neck and driving her knife into his ribs. The other guard

ed deepe

uite. He was on the phone, completely u

got my men looking into it," Carlo was saying, his

ed under his breath. "Fi

miled. Yo

epped

es widening in s

fi

shing back into the glass table. Whiskey spi

, covering her in case

gun aimed at Carlo's hea

g his bleeding shoulder. "You d

head. "Let's te

led the

Carlo's skull, paintin

y, lowering her gun.

mn. Remind me neve

t out of here before his m

use, disappearing back onto the rooft

ire escape, Adriana fel

t avenging her

coming som

ing ru

ng unst

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