Chapter eight Elio's POV “Angelo,” I said, fixing my cufflinks as I stepped into the conference wing of my penthouse, “how many days has it been since I last went to the club?” “Two nights, sir,” he said without missing a beat. He was already waiting, his hands behind his back, the table in front of him cluttered with maps, shipment manifests, and blurred surveillance papers. “And how has the turnout been?” He hesitated slightly but I caught it. “It isn't what it should be. There's been lower foot traffic and less money being handed to the girls at the end of their dances. There’s been a dip.” I exhaled slowly, my nostrils flaring. That damn itch under my skin, constant and crawling, finally made sense. My instincts hadn’t shut up for the past twenty-four hours, whispering that something was off. Get up, Elio, my gut had been whispering. You’re needed. I should’ve been there yesterday, knowing my staff get lazy when I’m not watching. But no…I let myself get distracted by tha
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