NICHOLAS
The lights of the warehouse flickered as wails filled the air. I huffed out a breath already annoyed. I didn’t have time for this s**t. The Castillo family was closing in on my export… shipments that should’ve landed twenty-four hours ago.
That’s twenty-four hours of my money. And if there’s one thing I don’t play with, it’s my money.
“Pl-please… guys…” James’s hoarse voice rang high in the empty space, his eyes wide and frantic. He let out a strained chuckle. “I ain’t got nothing to do with the leak.” He turned to Teddy, my second in command. “Ted… buddy… you’ve known me for what? Three years?”
Ted’s eyes were fixed on him. Unmoving.
I flicked open the lighter, then closed it. The cool metal served as a fleeting anchor.
Ted moved forward. “That’s the thing James. You and
