LOGIN"Did you hear that?" one man asked. "It sounded like it came from here.""Isn't that room supposed to be locked?" another asked.Massimo heard three sets of rapidly approaching footsteps. They couldn't enter this room. Otherwise, Massimo would be screwed.He'd get arrested. He'd doom the mafia. And
"On it," Luca quickly replied. "There's a CO2 alarm nearby where the guard is stationed, right?"Massimo quickly glanced out from his hiding space. "Looks like it," he stated."Perfect."Before Massimo could ask any follow up questions, the CO2 alarm by the security booth started loudly beeping and
"Remember," Luca whispered from the ear piece, "you're looking for where their database is stored. That should be downstairs and then straight down the hall. If it's not, then there are still a few other places we can look.""Roger that," Massimo replied.He didn't voice his skepticism—namely that i
"How are things going with you?" Elena asked."I'm fine, but more importantly, are you?" Aria immediately texted back. "The last thing I heard was that whole disaster with Massimo and then you went silent for days! Did he kidnap you or something?""Sorry, I forgot to keep you updated with everything
Luca only took a few minutes to pick Massimo up from the diner. "You said you got what we needed?" Luca asked.Massimo uncurled his fist to reveal a key. "You'd think with the amount of time that man spends around crooks and criminals that he'd be able to recognize a lift," he remarked idly."But yo
"Still up for another exhibit?" Noah asked."You bet," Elena replied with a forced smile.When Elena saw the first piece on display, she was pleasantly surprised. It was a strange piece—nothing like what she expected to see. It was clearly a sculpture of a teddy bear but with carved icons of differe
"Don Massimo," Luca called seriously. "I said that Joshua Millers—""Yes, yes," Massimo said dismissively. "We can figure out what to do about that later.""Massimo," Luca repeated, "you spent days at that dock asking after two women who went missing. That means there's plenty of civilians who could
"Liar," Elena immediately accused. "That's not how any of this works.""Oh, but it is," Tyler insisted. "It's been quite a while, but old mafia kings have gotten replaced through other means than death and all out war. Other mafia heads can call for a vote of no confidence."Elena vaguely remembered
Elena squinted at the man."Kyle Dioli?" Elena asked suddenly. "Is that you?"The Diolis did have a single son, not that much older than herself. Though she hadn't seen him in quite some time, he must've become the leader of his family recently."I'm surprised you remembered me. Though I go by Capo
"Do you mind if I join you?"Elena whipped her head to the sound. It was Massimo."Shouldn't you be partying with everyone else?" she asked.Massimo shrugged. He leaned on the railing, his elbow nearly touching Elena's. "Shouldn't you be there?"Elena frowned. "I don't see why. I'm not the one who w







