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Chapter Twenty Eight — Leo

Author: Souldraft
last update publish date: 2026-03-21 06:39:08
Ava's POV

Leo Moretti was not what I expected.

I had built an impression from the documents and from Luca's surveillance photograph and from the single fact of his voluntary arrival in New Orleans independent of his uncle, and the impression had been of someone cautious and conflicted and possibly useful if handled correctly.

The man sitting across the table from us in the back room of a Tremé restaurant that Celeste had confirmed was neutral territory was all of those things and also youn
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