Alessandro POV
Alessandro clenched his jaw as the phone rang. One beep…Two…Three…Then a click.
“Hello?" a deep voice answered.
Alessandro exhaled in relief. "Hey, Alex, it’s me. Alessandro. I need a favor. I need the name of someone who works at the docks—"
"Listen… I don’t work for the Ricci family anymore."
Silence.
This was the third one of his men that Alessandro had called—and he’d gotten the same answer every time—or no answer at all.
Alessandro tightened his grip on the burner phone. "What the f**k did you just say?"
"I’m sorry, Boss. I—" The line went dead.
Alessandro immediately dialed another number. Someone who had been loyal to him for years, but when he heard who was calling him…
"Don’t call me again." Click.
He stared at the phone. His breathing was slow, controlle
