All Chapters of The Underboss's Kingdom : Chapter 101 - Chapter 103

Wolf and his men were already waiting when I pulled up, engines off, lights killed, the street dead quiet except for the distant hum of highway traffic. The night air was cold enough to bite, but adrenaline kept my blood warm. Wolf stepped forward, helmet under his arm. “Inside man says Juan’s still out cold. Doctor gave him the dose we asked for.”“Good,” I said. “But we still have unknowns.”Roc’s voice echoed in my head — don’t underestimate a cornered animal.Juan was more than cornered. He was unraveling.Wolf jerked his chin toward the motel. “There could still be loyal men walking the yard. Inside man said some stayed behind.”“Then we treat this like a live extraction,” I said. “No assumptions. No mistakes.”I turned to Wolf’s men, all armed, all alert, all waiting for my word.“Send scouts,” I ordered. “I want eyes on every inch of that property before we move.”They nodded and slipped into the shadows, disappearing down the block. The waiting was the worst part. Twenty minut

I watched from the corner as Salvatore stepped forward and ripped the bag off Juan’s head. The reaction was instant. Juan’s eyes blew wide, darting from Salvatore… to Matteo… and then finally to me. The shock on his face was almost comical. He expected fear. Tears. Begging.Instead, he found me leaning against the wall, calm as stone, a hammer hanging loosely from my fingers. His mouth twitched behind the gag. I smirked. Good. Let him see exactly who he underestimated. None of the men in the room had noticed I’d picked up a weapon. They were too focused on Juan, too focused on Salvatore’s steady breathing and Matteo’s cold stare. But Juan noticed. Of course he did. I pushed off the wall and walked toward him, slow and deliberate. His eyes followed every step. When I stopped in front of him, I tilted my head and repeated the words I’d told him on the phone, the ones that had shattered whatever fantasy he’d been clinging to.“You lose.”His whole body jerked against the restraints. Behi