Lesson on Depravity by Celia Crown

Author:Celia Crown [Crown, Celia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Alistair

“I meant no disrespect, Alistair,” Xavier unapologetically says with a grin.

We’re on neutral ground, but no one has their guard down. My men behind me are ready to shoot these bastards on my word, and I am one straw away from that camel’s back breaking.

“You sold drugs on my territory.” I glare at the smug bastard.

Tension is high; they aren’t taking the fault, and Xavier has the balls to call this meeting to tell me that he will be selling drugs at the corner just where his territory ends and where mine begins.

He’s testing my tolerance, and it’s a shame to say that his men won’t have this ballsy leader for long if he keeps this pretense up.

“My boy is new; you’ll have to forgive him for not knowing better.” Xavier takes out a Cuban cigar.

If he can afford to smoke that type of cigar, then it means his business is doing just fine. Maybe better than when his brother, Javier, was the boss.

“Besides, it didn’t hurt your business.” He shrugs. “He was eager to prove himself, so he took some risks, who doesn’t?”

“The cops got involved,” I sneer through a clenched jaw.

That little boy had the audacity to deal drugs on my territory and brought the cops into the mess. I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, but it was on my territory, and now I have to deal with the watchful eyes of the police even more than before.

Just when I have the police minding their damn business, Xavier pulls this fucking stunt as if it’s entertainment for him.

I have had my fair share of people trying to knock me down, but they never get far on their plan of taking over my position as the boss of this multimillion gun-running business. I made this organization from scratch with blood and corpses as the foundation, and this measly little drug lord will have to try harder to take that away from me.

“You can take care of some pigs,” Xavier remarks, condescending and taunting about my ability to run my domain.

He doesn’t need to tell me how to take care of that small problem, but every action comes with risks that can spiral out of the domino effect. Every choice I make has to be put into perspective because I have to make sure that absolutely nothing connects to Coco.

“My men heard some talk on the streets,” Xavier baits with a smirk and a flicker of fire from his lighter.

The end of the cigar burns orange with darkening and graying ashes. “Heard they were looking for… a kid.”

I steer my complexion to neutral. Xavier wants to read me so he can get something out of me or have an upper hand to whatever plan he has for calling this meeting. If he’s working with the police as an informant, then he will be wiretapped and recorded.

Xavier will need me to incriminate myself for that plan to work. I have seen desperate attempts to overthrow me, but it’s the first I have had someone work with the police to put me in prison.

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