His Sinful Need by Leighton Greene

Author:Leighton Greene [Greene, Leighton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

I spend some time alone with Nico, but Tank—who’s mad again at seeing me—refuses to let me hang around long with Giddy. Still, the fact that both Nico and Giddy are recovering well lifts some weight off my shoulders. But there’s work to be done, so when Max and I have returned to the car, I don’t start the engine right away. I want to talk things through.

“Alright,” I say, drumming my fingers on the steering wheel. “These PacSyn bastards. They’ve got some territory down near the Port that’s easier to walk into than some of their other haunts.”

Max nods, his eyes scanning the outside the car, always vigilant. “Agreed, that’s our best shot. But let’s not forget that one of the Bernardi factions also holds territory down there—at the moment. I don’t want to accidentally inflame things between the Castellanis and AJ Bernardi.”

“Speaking of which,” I say, curiosity getting the better of me, “what’s going on between the Castellanis and the Bernardis?”

“Going on?”

“Leo defects to your bunch—old Aldo gets whacked—now there’s two factions of ’em? And I hear that Julian Castellani and the Lion want AJ dead?”

“They do,” Max answers grimly.

“So why isn’t he?”

“Let’s stay focused on the task at hand.”

I can tell he won’t divulge any more information. Part of me is frustrated by that. But the other part sees it as a sign of Max Pedretti’s loyalty and honor, and I respect him all the more for it, so I change the subject. “So how do we find ourselves a few talkative PacSynners down at the docks?”

“We wait until the sun’s down,” Max says, “and then we go fishing. But in the meantime…”

My heart leaps hopefully, echoed by the content of my pants. “In the meantime?”

Max yawns. “I could use a nap. I think I’m too old these days to pull all-nighters like we did.”

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