Chapter 27

Vincenzo

“I thought you’d never ask.” Nico opened the dusty book, flipping through the pages. “Every 4th of the month, a secret and private auction is held in a secret location.” He said. “The location changes monthly, and you can only get in through a special invite.”

“How did Fabio get in?”

“Your father went by the name of the peddle man.” Nico pulled a red devil mask from in between the pages as a loud cackle escaped my lips. “He was well known and so heavily anticipated, they saved him for last.”

“So he really was a villain?” I grabbed the mask from Nico’s hand, waving it back and forth. Apparently, he took his job very seriously.

“These are the names of the associates and their phone numbers.” Nico ignored me, showing me a list. “Fabio used to call them from burner phones, making sure they couldn’t recognize his voice.”

With my finger, I scanned through the unfamiliar aliases and stopped at the name of the supposed supplier. “This man knew his identity—didn’t he?” I tapped the pa