*Daniel*“Are you insinuating I would put my family in harm’s way?” my father asked Sara in a voice he thought was calm, but it was obvious that something was brewing behind his words. “Have you forgotten that I have wanted nothing but peace for Detroit for the past thirty years? I have no other choice but to act now. Aaron Taddeo is forcing my hand in this. I want nothing more than to keep all of my family safe. I would never choose a plan that would put my gang in danger!” My dad was getting worked up, but Sara Walker was standing her ground. I was sure she was used to it, being a female in a male-dominated career. “That wasn’t what I meant, Dominic. I just don’t agree with your idea because, in your plan, the entire gang will be there, which is a disadvantage for us. After all, the Taddeo Family is so large. Do you really want an all-out gang war on your hands? I know I don’t. There will end up being many casualties on both sides and I don’t want there to be so much
*Audry*“Where’s Daniel tonight?” Franky asked, taking a seat beside me. That was the million-dollar question, wasn’t it? I didn’t say anything instead of voicing my worries out loud. I didn’t know for sure, but I thought he was doing everything in his power to avoid me. To be fair, the last couple of days had been extremely busy for everyone.Everyone in the Molton Family had been researching the legal trades the Taddeos were making. While Chief Walker had assembled a team to look into the illegal ones they had been caught for, even though that was not a lot. Franky’s list of cops that weren’t crooked came in handy while Sara chose her team. We were doing all this to learn more about the Taddeos’ weaknesses and to draw Aaron out. We wanted him to know we were looking into his deals. We wanted to entice him to personally look into us digging around. This had been Daniel’s idea at our last meeting. Ever since his pep talk about how Sara and his family n
“I’m sorry, sir, but our club is full tonight,” I heard Ambrosia say in a loud and firm voice. “Your club isn’t even half full. Are you really going to turn away a paying customer?” a deep voice asked her. Both of their voices were raised, so it was possible to hear them even with the loud music. When I saw who was standing at the front entrance, I stopped dead in my tracks. Even though I had never seen Aaron Taddeo in person, I’d seen pictures of him so I knew what he looked like. He was admittedly good-looking with sharp cheekbones and icy blue eyes. Aaron had a lean frame and brown hair. But the only thing people usually remembered was his front gold tooth. Because Aaron never smiled. Except when he was killing someone. Aaron wasn’t smiling now. He was towering over Ambrosia with a glare on his face. I understood what was going on immediately. Ambrosia knew Aaron was looking for me because I told her what was going on. She was willing to die to save me. Ambro
*Daniel* It was almost eleven at night and I was using our fancy espresso machine for the first time in my life. Usually, I didn’t mess with this, preferring to get my caffeine as quickly as possible, and to be honest I didn’t know how to use it. But after a quick Youtube video, I was now an expert.Currently, I was making two mocha latte’s for my father and me. I even added whipped cream on top. I smiled ruefully as I thought if Aaron Taddeo could see the leaders of the Molton Family drinking fancy coffee drinks like this. I brought our drinks to my father’s office. He accepted his coffee with a muttered 'thank you'. My dad enjoyed the drink as much as I did. I sat down across from him, getting right back to work. Both of us had been working around the clock to get as much information on the Taddeos' dealings as possible. We had been going through past archives we had on their gang to learn anything we could use against them. Uncle Gabriel, Jace, and I hauled up
*Audry*At first, the car ride there was surprisingly uneventful. One of the large bodyguards took my phone away. Aaron sat in the backseat with me. He sat annoyingly close, something that pissed me off. But I couldn’t voice my opinions because there were three other bodyguards in the car with us all who had their hands on their guns. Even the man who was driving had his gun in the drink holder.I contemplated whether I should try and reach out to snatch it, then I could shoot Aaron. But I wouldn’t even get the chance, because his bodyguards would shoot me before I could even get a good grip on the weapon. Aaron knew he had me trapped. I glanced over at him and he had a smirk on his face. His plan had worked. He was going to use me as bait. Could he somehow know about the ‘relationship’ I had with Daniel? Did he think Daniel would come to rescue me once he heard about my kidnapping? Did Aaron think the Moltons’ son cared about me that much?Because of the way thing
“What would you like to talk about?” I asked Aaron. He took his time answering me. Aaron got up from his desk, walked around it, leaned his legs back on the wood, and crossed his arms. I wanted to roll my eyes. I wished he would just get to the point. But where was the fun in that? The longer he drew this out, the more enjoyment he received from watching me squirm.Was he planning on torturing me in his professionally looking office? He definitely was twisted enough. “Well, I just want to make sure you have all the facts to the story before you decide whose side you are on,” Aaron said calmly. “What story?” I asked suspiciously. I couldn’t control my emotions anymore. I let my guard down and I bet he could see every thought on my face now. But it seemed like he was done playing games. Aaron was ready to tell me the real reason he kidnapped and brought me to his home. “The real story of the night your father died,” Aaron replied, picking up a manilla f
*Daniel*The plan was in place. A group of us were going to collect Audry. Which included my father, Jace, Uncle Gabriel, Franky, Lyle, Mina, Sara Walker, and some of her team. We were all gathered in the meeting room for a debriefing of the plan. Chief Walker was on speaker phone; she and the team she was able to gather on such short notice were meeting us at the Taddeos’ home base. It had been my idea to offer a new peace treaty. That was the bullshit deal I was offering Aaron. But I wanted to end this tonight. I was going to end this long war with the Taddeos once and for all. I was pretty certain Aaron could see right through my offer. Just because he was an awful person, it didn’t mean he was dumb. Tonight was going to end in a shootout. I thought we were all aware of that. Uncle Gabriel and Jace were tasked with the job to get all of our weapons from the vault in the basement. They were handing them out now. Franky was explaining to Lyle how to hold and shoot a g
*Audry*I held on tight to the gun as Aaron led me through the large house. It was completely different than twenty minutes ago. I watched as the Taddeos ran around the house to prepare for the trade-off with their biggest enemies. I watched in horror as everyone collected guns from hidden places around the house.I clutched my weapon and stared at the huge firearms the members were arming themselves with. I noticed that most of Taddeos’ members were burly men with serious expressions on their faces. The Moltons were sure to be outnumbered. I was fearful for Franky, Lyle, Mina, and all the other friends who made up the Molton Family.I wondered if Sara Walker was going to be present at the trade-off. Would she be bringing her team? “I thought you wanted peace?” I asked Aaron, and looked pointedly at his team preparing for battle. He was leading me to a sitting room with his hands behind his back. “Just because I want peace, doesn’t mean I’m a fool,” Aar