Chapter 104

• The morning air was cool, the sun just beginning to rise over the Castellano estate when Rafael’s phone buzzed on his desk. He had been reviewing security footage from the previous night, a ritual he had adopted since the threats from Lorenzo Bianci had intensified. The message on the screen was short and unsettling: *“Check your downtown property. Unfinished business waits for no one.”*
• Rafael’s chest tightened, and he immediately called Angelo, his voice sharp. “Something’s happened. Meet me at the warehouse downtown.”
• “What is it?” Angelo asked, already moving on his end.