Six

Word had reached me about the deal. The Falcones and the Chellini brothers were meeting tonight at the docks, a significant event, as the Chellinis were notorious. An alliance with them was powerful, given their control over the arms trade in the city.

If they established a business relationship with the Falcones, especially now that things were rocky in the Falcones’ household, it would offer them an extra shield.

Marco would become untouchable. I had worked in Marco’s security long enough to know where this business deal would take place: the abandoned seaport at the outskirts of the city.

I arrived early, at 6:12 p.m. The sun had dipped...