chapter 20

L O R E N Z O M O R E T T I

I received a call from Roman Hale and his brothers the day of Thanksgiving. I knew Lucian was suspicious of my behavior, but I needed to meet with them. I gave the address to Roman and waited their arrival in my safe house across the city.

After about an hour, the doorbell rang. All three of the Hale brothers stepped into my home. Roman was even bigger than Lucian. They were absolute units. It was no surprise they made a name off of fighting.

"Mr. Moretti, thank you for meeting with us," Roman said as he reached his hand out to shake mine.

I took it, my respect growing for the family. "Call me Lorenzo. Let's go to my office so we can talk."

They nodded and followed me out of the room, guards trailing behind them.

"I'm sure you've heard of Angelo De Martinez by now?" Isaiah asked.

I nodded at them, "yes, he's left quite the impression."

"He's holding Gio, our dad, captive," Marco stated.

"How do you know this?" I queried. That was a large accusation to make.