⊰ 6.5 ⊱ Weapon of War

⊰ Marcel ⊱

The tension in the conference room is dense as I lean back in my chair, my gaze sweeping over the faces gathered around the table. Rick stands at the front, a stack of papers in his hand and a stern look on his face.

“Word on the street is that Luciano is looking for a new vendor to distribute his product,” he says, his voice low and serious. “With us cutting off his transportation, he’s getting desperate.”

I nod, a sense of satisfaction settling in my chest. It’s been a long, hard battle, but we’re finally starting to make some headway against the Reyes cartel.

Luciano.

A burning desire for vengeance has been consuming me since the day he laid hands on Mercy. The memory of her broken and bleeding, the child we created together ripped away from us… it’s a wound that will never heal. And Catalina, the venomous bitch who branded my wife like cattle, who scarred her beautiful skin… I want th