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“He wasn’t there,” she replied. “His assistant didn’t know where he was, so I texted him.”
“How was your morning?” Luciano continued.
“Cary Newburg is dead,” she said.
Silence.
Deafening, wicked silence.
He glanced over. “Details.”
“Murder made to look like a suicide. I was with Commander Nikki Cardoso of MPD when she got the call.”
“This is fucking unreal,” he bit out. “And Hirzog’s MIA. He’s lost it and he’s on some kind of killing spree. Maybe his plan is unravelling. People want out, so he’s killing them.”
“I pulled the tracker from Newburg’s car.”
“Nice,” he said.
“And I met his girlfriend, Trish Benderson. She runs the Office of Systems at Social Security. Teddy and I learned that the terrorists who are coming in don’t just have legit passports and aliases, they have social security numbers.”
“Figli di puttana succhiacazzi,” Luciano growled.
“Translate,” she said to Teddy.
“He’s swearing pretty good,” Teddy replied.
“Teddy, thank you for spending the day with Simone. I appreciate it.”
“You got it.”
Luciano made a call.
“Yes, sir,” Dominic answered.
“Send a car to pick up Teddy,” Luciano gave him the address to Willie Boy’s restaurant in Old Town, then hung up.
“What’s going on?” Teddy asked.
“After we’re done beating our douche of a cousin for answers, Simone and I are going to hunt down Hirzog,” Luciano said.
When his gaze found hers, she couldn’t miss the anger in his eyes. Luciano was furious. She had no doubt he’d unleash some of that on his cousin… and save the rest for Hirzog.
24
… MAYHEM
LUCIANO
The only reason Luciano wasn’t going to break Willie Boy’s face was because Simone was there. Had she not been, this would have been the end for his cousin.
They entered the restaurant. Tara greeted them with a smile, then lit up when she saw Teddy.
“Tara, is Willie Boy here?” Luciano asked.
“Of course. He’s playing pool. Let me take you back.”
He hated that Simone was going to see his darker side, but his patience had run out. Even for family, he had his limits.
