Chapter 11 - UNRAVELING THE ALLIANCE
When Matteo burst out of the warehouse doors, his worst fear was instantly confirmed: the passenger-side door of his sedan was swung wide open, and Lena was gone. Her silver necklace lay broken on the floor mat, glinting in the pale sunlight.
He didn't hesitate. He slammed the car into gear, spinning the tires in the gravel as he tore down the highway toward The Last Light Diner at eighty miles per hour. As he drove, he punched the speed-dial button on his encrypted dash-phone, connecting directly to his loyal lieutenant in Boston.
“Vince, listen to me carefully,” Matteo roared over the engine noise. “Salvatore Rossi just made a play at my home. He has my wife. Track every cell tower ping in our sector right now, and mobilize every loyalist we have left in the tri-state area. If Rossi hurts a single hair on her head, burn his entire operation to the ground.”
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“On it, Boss,” Vince’s voice replied with grim absolute certainty. “We’re moving in.”
Matteo pushed the speedometer past its limits, the landscape blurring into a green streak of trees and asphalt as he raced toward the final confrontation.
