Chapter 32 - Zach
...ONE HOUR EARLIER...
Before I went looking for Issy, I knew I had to act fast. If these f***s got anywhere even close to me or any of the other members of the family, they’d be in deep s**t.
So, I took the liberty of arranging a little meeting.
Rico, Jake’s henchman, hadn’t been working with the family for very long. He was from a blue-collar family down the shore, and he’d come up for the summer to work at one of the family-owned restaurants. Jake had taken a liking to him, and while I hadn’t understood at the time, it had paved the way for Rico to become more involved with the family.
Everyone had been confused at first. Even though Jake was a sniveling, conniving little s**t, everyone had always been afraid to criticize him. Jake was Lionel’s favorite, and every
