Chapter 21
Cristiano
A day before the present…
I let out a grunt as I got to my study room, pulling out my phone, and checking the screen to see the five missed calls from Ricardo that ruined my erotic moment with Annalisa. Few days ago, the Salvatore empire Don had asked to partner with him to raid a military zone, in order to take possession of the armed equipment that they had. Apparently, the Salvatore didn't have enough on their own to carry out the mission, so they wanted some of our men to back them. But now, just as I had predicted, they were probably about to go back on their words.
I called Ricardo back, and he answered on the first ring. “Cristiano, you’re finally available.”
“What’s going on, Ricardo? What couldn’t wait?” I asked, keeping my tone steady even though his ow
