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A Seat at the Table

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Fernando's POV

I went down the stairs leading to my meeting room at a measured pace, my footsteps echoing through the grand hall.

Behind me, I could hear Michael following closely, his movements light but deliberate. Marlo’s heavier steps were right behind him, his irritation practically evident in the air.

Marlo has never been known to be able to hide his feelings because they always showed on his face and radiated in the aura all around him.

This was his character flaw which vexed me.

I looked over my shoulder and I saw a very determined look plastered on Micheal's face.

He had nerve. I had to give him that.

It was one thing to enter my study uninvited, but to then demand to follow me into a meeting with some of the most powerful men in the criminal underworld? Either he was bold, or he was incredibly stupid.

Or perhaps he had an agenda.

I wasn’t blind to that possibility.

There were many reasons a man might want to sit at my table.

Most were predictable—power, influence, money.
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