Chapter 7
Alessandro Plank stood in the shadows of the dimly lit room, his heart racing as he listened to the muffled voices outside. The tension in the air was thick, and he could feel it pressing down on him like a weight. He had always been the quieter twin, content to let James take center stage in their father’s eyes. But tonight was different. Tonight, everything was at stake.
He glanced at the wall clock, its ticking echoing ominously in the silence. It was almost midnight. The meeting with their father and the other mafia leaders had dragged on longer than expected, and Alessandro felt a gnawing sense of unease. Something was off.
“James, you need to listen to me,” a voice broke through the door, pulling Alessandro from his thoughts. It was their father, Daniel Plank. “We can’t
