Chapter 15
JAY
Simon knew I didn’t want to press Nico for the money but he ordered me to anyway. He was disappointed with everything I’d done lately. He made either Alonso or Alfonso tail me wherever I went, as if he didn’t trust me anymore. It wasn’t a good time to ask him to quit. Or maybe it was exactly the right time. Either way, I hadn’t much choice but to follow him to the restaurant where he knew Nico would be that night, Alfonso in tow.
Alonso had wanted to come, but Alfonso was better for this job. Alfonso spoke less, but his gargantuan size was enough to intimidate anyone. Alonso—which wasn’t his real name but it had stuck the first time Simon had screwed it up—was more about the physical show, and intimidation with weapons. But we were in a restaurant, not the best place for
