Chapter 23

• The safehouse lights flickered once as the power struggled. Leo stood by the small window looking out at the dark street. The revelation about his real father still sat like a stone in his chest. Marco Moretti. A cartel boss he had never known existed. The man the Don had kept chained for years just to control the bloodline.
• Kai walked up behind him and placed a hand on his lower back. The touch was steady. Warm. “You are not alone in this.”
• Leo leaned back into him for a moment. “I know. But everything I thought I was fighting for was never mine.”