Page 27 of Traitor
Lorenzo’s voice made me grin. “Hello, old friend.”
He withdrew the gun at his side and pointed it straight at me. “You’ve got ten seconds to tell me what you want before I get back to what I want.”
Fury stopped my heart. “Then, I’ll get right to it. I want an alliance with you.”
His eye twitched. “What?”
I shrugged. “You heard me. I want an alliance.”
He stared at me for a long time before he motioned for his men to put down their guns. But, he kept his trained on me.
“An alliance. Why should I even trust you?” he asked.
I snickered. “Easy. You and I both know your brother, Ronnie, orchestrated the attack on my warehouse a few nights ago. It’s been the talk of our little island for days now.”
I studied his face carefully and I saw him calculating. Either he jumped to his defense and admitted it was himself and I killed him for it, or he made the decision to try and pull the wool over my eyes and I killed him for it.
I hoped he went for the latter.
But, I would’ve settled for the former.
“My brother told me that wasn’t his handiwork,” Lorenzo said as he lowered his gun.
I snickered. “You know as well as I do that he’s the only one on this island that benefits from my demise. Your family has been trying to take me down for years. But, your brother is the only one stupid enough to actually try.”
He holstered his gun. “And you think an alliance will what? Throw him off balance?”
I took a step toward him. “I know you want your brother’s seat.”
He narrowed his eyes. “Watch your words, Emiliano. You’re on my turf now.”
“And you know it’s not the only time I’ve been. You and I both know it took the raid on your house before you even realized I’d been here before.”
“I said watch your words, old man.”
I smirked. “Do you wish to talk in private?”
He looked around at his bodyguards that I knew were employed by his brother before he snapped his fingers. And one by one, all of the good little boys filed out of the foyer.
Leaving us men to speak.
“What’s your angle?” Lorenzo asked.
I took another step toward him. “It’s simple, really: you want your brother’s seat in the family and I want him dead. So, why not work together, pool resources, and take him out? You get to ascend to the head of the family since you’re the only other brother, and I get to sink his body at the bottom of the ocean.”
He chuckled. “There’s a sight I’d like to witness.”
I nodded. “Me, too. Hence, why I’m here.”
He paused. “Let’s say I agree to this alliance. What are you thinking?”
I shrugged. “Well, the seed has already been planted that I’ll eventually strike back. After all, I have to get revenge for what he did to my warehouse and the men he killed.”
“And how do I know you’re not using me as the revenge card?”
“We sign a contract, as per every agreement. You keep a copy and I keep a copy and we also give our head of securities a copy so that everyone can be held accountable for their actions and indiscretions should someone toe the wrong line.”
“Uh huh. And how exactly do you wish to go about taking my brother down?”
