Chapter 1. Fall And Rise
The flames roared, eating up the headquarters of the Lambordi Circle. The walls cracked under the heat, and smoke twisted into the night sky like angry ghosts. The air smelled of blood and burning flesh, the floor covered in blood and bodies. The Lambordi Circle had fallen.
In the middle of the flames, a body burned.
Or what was left of one.
It was now just a black, smoldering pile. But it had once been Vinci Moretti, leader of the Lambordi Circle. The man who had taken everything from Reo Carter.
Now, he was ash.
Reo sat in a chair a few feet away, lit by the fire's glow. He leaned back, one leg over the other, clicking a silver lighter open and closed.
Click.
Click.
The same lighter that had started the fire.
His red eyes, glowing in the firelight, were fixed on the burning body. He didn't react to the sounds of the fire or the smell of burning flesh. He just watched.
Five men stood behind him, holding guns, their faces serious as they stared at the body. They were Matteo's men, loyal to the Bellucci Cartel.