Present Day – Adrian's POV
Undisclosed Location
Trouble came as I expected — dissent in the ranks. It was caused by my absence and the vacuum it left. Now every ambitious person was vying to fill my position.
I stared at the stack of reports spread out on the desk before me. The morning light filtered through the blinds, gray and cold. I had been awake for hours, reading the messages and reports of each faction.
The Castellanos had taken over two of my warehouses on the East Side of New York. They were operating out of them now, moving our product to their own territory, laughing at my absence. The Russians were pushing from the north, encroaching on our territory from that end.
The Triads, on the other hand, old rivals, were sniffing around the docks. Three of our incoming shipments
