Chapter 5
Paolo
“The money’s there? And you’re diverting it?” I’m on the phone with my brother-in-law Vlad to verify Caitlin’s report that the money transfer has begun. Vlad is the bratva asshole who kidn*pped my sister last year in his own revenge-s***h-extortion attempt against the Tacones.
Lucky for him, or for her, or maybe for all of us, our baby sister is a unicorn in her own right. Vlad fell in love and ended up donating a kidney to save her life and calling us to bring her home. And that’s the only reason he’s not a dead man.
“Yes. Our side should be masked, but hers will not be. The feds will eventually trace the loss to her, same as I did when she stole from the Bellissimo.”
I try to ignore the pang that gives my conscience. She made her own bed. This isn’t my problem.
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