(Luca)
The room was already filled with the low murmur of my men when I stepped in but the moment they spotted me, silence fell over the room. You could hear a pin drop.
Good.
The long mahogany table stretched across the center of the room, flanked by the men who ran the backbone of the Moretti empire. These were my men who controlled routes, ports, weapons, and alliances. Men who would die for me or kill me if they ever sensed any form of weakness.
Vincenzo stood on my right as usual with his hands clasped behind his back, his expression was unreadable. Alessio leaned against the far wall with his arms crossed, gaze sharp. The others who were Dante, Marco, Soren, and Emilio.. straightened up as I entered.
“Sit,” I commanded.
They obeyed instantly.
I took the head seat, fingers brus
