The Hike by Landon Beach

Author:Landon Beach [Beach, Landon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Greektown Historic District

Fabian De Luca sat alone in the back seat of a rented Lincoln MKZ—“Get us one of those cars that McConaughey does the commercials for,” he had said to his driver and bodyguard GiGi Rizzo. The MKZ was parked in front of the Underground Railroad Reading Station Bookstore just before the intersection of Beaubien and Monroe Streets. If his calculations were correct, Don Russo’s Mercedes would pass by any minute now, cross over Beaubien, and pull over on the left-hand side of Monroe in front of the Red Robin Lounge. And when it did, he would witness the execution of Don Ciro and his pain-in-the-ass, overweight driver Big Joey Manetti. His teeth began to grind. He wanted Stansie Russo dead today too, but she was nowhere to be found along with her idiot gardener boyfriend. He opened his mouth, enjoying the cool air running over his teeth as he inhaled. This relaxed him, and he took comfort in the fact that Stansie Russo, wherever she was, would be easy to find. A drug addict who leaves the sanctuary of her home is like a baby without a diaper.

The car’s tinted windows would make it difficult for anyone to see him from the sidewalk. From the entrance of the Red Robin, it looked like no one was in the MKZ. He looked at his watch—1:03 p.m. The Don was supposed to arrive three minutes ago. The rest of The Association members were to have shown up at noon. The tradition of keeping subordinates waiting was started decades ago by Don Ilario. He reasoned that it would remind them just who was in charge without having to tell them so. It appeared that Ciro would be continuing the tradition, but not for long.

The Red Robin had a back entrance, and earlier, GiGi Rizzo had left him in the car and entered the lounge from that entrance. Here, they would use another one of Don Ilario’s traditions to their advantage. The upstairs bar was off-limits to everyone except for the Don, the underboss, the consigliere, and their bodyguards. The upstairs bar also had a secret stairway that led to a hallway and out another back entrance. His son Leo was inside the main bar area downstairs, waiting to pay his respects to Don Ciro, as was Papa Pete. When the assassination took place, Fabian would exit the vehicle, take a left down Beaubien Street and then cross the street and head down the back alley until he reached the back entrance. Leo would slip to the back entrance and let his father in and guide him to the hallway and secret staircase. Fabian would head upstairs and meet GiGi, who would then usher him down the regular staircase to see what all the commotion was about. Papa Pete would be playing his role as the emotional elder who had seen too much but vowed The Association would avenge Ciro’s death. This would allow Fabian to be a level-headed calming force for the organization at that moment.

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