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Chapter 37

Dario

I feel a stinging sensation across my side as a bullet narrowly misses me before I fall and slide straight into Renzo.

“Christ,” he grunts. “You okay?”

“Yeah.” I check the magazine in my gun, then I slam it back into place. “We should’ve brought machine guns,” I mutter as I move into a crouching position.

“You’re bleeding,” Renzo says, pulling the fabric of my shirt away from my side.

“So are you. Two grazed me. How’s your arm?” “The bullet didn’t go deep. I’ll live.”

“You better.”

“Where the fuck are you?” Damiano shouts over the gunfire. “DJ’s booth,” Renzo yells.

The gunfire stops suddenly, and we hear our boss bark, “Get your asses out here.”

We dart up, and as we leave our cover, it’s to see Damiano and Carlo moving up the stairs with Angelo and Big Ricky behind them.

“You watch our backs while I keep an eye on the second floor,” I tell Renzo before we run to catch up to the others.

Everything is eerily quiet as we take the stairs up, and when we reach the VIP ar
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