150|Promises

Austin wasn't exactly surprised when he stepped into the kitchen and found his handlers at the breakfast nook with fresh mugs of coffee, speaking in hushed tones. He'd figured they wouldn't leave until they'd thrashed things out with him.

They both stood up at the sound of his footsteps, with Arno asking, "кум, can we talk?"

Austin waved at them to sit while he made himself a cup of coffee.

"Get the second team to stay on Marybeth," he told them as he sipped his coffee.

"You can't be serious about firing us," Arno mumbled glumly from inside his mug.

"What can we do to fix this? We like кума!" Benji jumped in.

"If you liked her, you would have put her safety first. Now because of you, my father is all over Marybeth, and it won't be long before he puts a target on her back. You can return to your old roles, and I'll get new security for my wife!"

"We can't just—" Arno tried to push back, but Austin quickly shot him down, demanding a status report on Jaco's movements before Iris died.

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