Chapter 11

Milo’s POV

“Hey Sanchez, got a minute?”

“Yes, Beta?”

“Nah, bro. I don’t want it to be like that for the next nine months. We’re all the same here. No pack ranks or any of that bullshit.”

“Alright. Qué pasa, Milo?”

“I-I wanted to say I hope there are no hard feelings over Leni.” Why is this difficult? I was sure of what to say five minutes ago. “Obviously, no one planned it to be like this.”

“No hard feelin’s.” Marco tries to smile. He can’t hide his disappointment, though. “Just make me a promise?”

“Okay?”

“Make her feel special, like every day, all the time.” He looks at Bronx, receiving orders, and motions with his chin. “Everyone gets worked up over what he’s got goin’ on. They forget her. She says it’s fine and it don’t bother her. It’s bullshit. She don’t like opening up to people. She’ll tell ya it’s cause she likes privacy. That’s bullshit too. Trusting people ain’t her thing. She thinks people use her to get to Bronx. She’d rather be alone than used.”

“Bro, yeah. Of course I c