Chapter Twenty-Four

Domenic’s point of view

I grin when I put the phone down after my little discussion with Raul.

At first, I thought he wouldn't work with me; he seemed totally against it, and I thought he would need a little persuasion to join my collab, but the other week, he contacted me totally out of the blue, saying how he had changed his mind and agreed to join forces.

He did have a condition, though. I had to pull my mafia back from the Star Gazer. Apparently, he has the hots for the owner. It's amazing what a little pussy will do to a man. I've been there in my younger days!

I had planned to put more pressure on the Inn, looking for the slimy little fucker who thought he could get away with fucking with one of my top men’s women. It turns out he's nothing but a coward, though, doing a runner and leaving his business partner to deal with the aftermath on her own.

I chuckle to myself. It's funny how things turn out, isn't it? As that same business partner is the same bit of skirt that's got