Santori Reborn (The Santori Trilogy Book 2) by Maris Black

Author:Maris Black [Black, Maris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2018-03-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

KAGE

It was Saturday evening, and I was sweating bullets waiting for Theo to show up at my place. I’d given Steve instructions to have a temporary key card waiting for Theo that he could use on the elevator to unlock the penthouse floor. I’d spent the afternoon playing with my guns, standing in front of the mirror and practicing holstering and unholstering smoothly. Truth be told, I was also practicing my gun face, because I was just vain enough to want to look good while I was gunning somebody down.

When Theo arrived, I answered the door in a T-shirt and sweats, the holster and gun firmly secured beneath my waistband and hidden by my shirt. I said a silent prayer to no one in particular to please not make me have to use it. I wasn’t even close to good enough yet.

When Theo looked at me, being strapped didn’t make me feel powerful in the least. It made me feel vulnerable and exposed. What would he think if he discovered my little secret? I had already prepared the excuse that if I was going to be playing with the big boys, I needed to know how to use a gun. But the excuse wouldn’t be of much use if he didn’t give me a chance to explain.

“Michael,” he said, drawing my name out like Santori always did. It made me wonder how much the two of them had talked about me in the past.

“Welcome to my castle,” I said, realizing too late how cheesy that sounded. “Can I get you a drink? I didn’t know what you like other than the Macallan, so I ordered a bunch of different stuff delivered. Beer, whiskey, wine… Hell, I don’t even know what all is in there. I just told them to bring an assortment of their best stuff.”

Theo brought his hands out from behind his back and showed me the bottle of Macallan. “I figured we’d have at least a glass of this to get things going.”

“Good idea,” I said. “Let me grab some glasses.”

We sat on the sofa and shared our first drink, and the conversation was actually easy for a change. Theo could be downright charming and normal when he wanted to be. We discussed the hotels, a little politics, fighting, and our favorite restaurants. Regular stuff. I was so relieved. If I could get through this night with him thinking I was cool, maybe he would soon trust me with the secrets of his business. I wasn’t naïve enough to think it would happen quickly, but maybe over the course of a couple of months. That wasn’t too long. I could handle that.

After we drained our glasses of Macallan, we went into the kitchen and chose our next drinks. I wanted to try a little of everything we had, so I started at one end of the counter, planning to sample my way to the other end over the course of the evening. One small drink of each should have me feeling good, but not so drunk I couldn’t function.

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