Liars Like Us - Book 1: Legacy of Lies
“Fine. Keep your ghosts.”
The door shut behind her with a hollow thud, leaving Dante alone with the smoke and silence.
He didn’t move for a moment, his eyes fixed on the blackened stain where Gino Morel had burned. Then, finally, he crossed to the steel table where the ledger lay open.
The book smelled of ink and mildew, its pages covered in scrawled names, coded notes, dates that stretched back decades—Valentina’s prize, stolen like a thief’s trophy.
He turned the pages slowly, methodically, tracing each column. Cross-referencing Morel’s confessions, Marco’s intel, and the shipments Cruz had moved in secret.