BELSHAR NESSAR ABED POV

There were dead men everywhere, and as I and Stone navigated the Black Serpent mafia house, I could tell that they had all been taken unawares. It looked like they had been having a celebration when the attack happened. But even before that, they were probably poisoned, and those who survived were shot in the head.

So this was why there had been no response from them. Xavier had visited them and left no one alive, the bastard.

Xavier had always been quiet, so ...