Chapter 40 The Bait

• Cleo's POV
• The plan was simple on paper, but execution was everything. Viktor had laid out every possible detail, and Russo made sure the men were positioned perfectly. This wasn’t just a hunt anymore; it was a game of survival for Russo and a chance to get the answers he had been seeking for years.
• We were back at another club, the kind of place Marco would frequent, underground, dark, filled with people who didn’t ask questions. I was the bait, just like last time, but this time the stakes were even higher. Russo had been clear Marco was coming in with more caution now, and he wouldn’t fall for the same setup twice.