Cephus’ POV

Chapter 104

Cephus’ POV

I barely walk out of the event room, where Katie Leto indulges in her food when Vito and Gianni tear away from the cushy armchairs in the hallway and head my way.

“How was it, Boss?”

“Fuck you, Gianni. That’s how it was.”

He grins and winks at Vito while I run my fingers through my hair, smiling, still walking, not stopping to chat with them.

At once, they spin around and follow me.

“Where is the motherfucker who was supposed to interview this woman?”

“The club manager?”

“Are you clever with me now?” I toss at Vito, who struggles to keep up with me as I move briskly toward my office. “I thought you knew everything about her by now,” I say.

“I do.”

He reaches inside his pocket despite knowing my vehement aversion to phones.

Anything digital makes my skin crawl as it’s such an expenditure and an around-the-clock operation to keep us safe.

We use digital things in our legit businesses, like security cameras and, yeah, some phones.

I was about to say the safe–depos