*Tallon*

Walking downstairs with my brother and my second-in-command flanking me, I felt powerful. I was ready to meet this threat head-on and finally take care of it once and for all.

I heard Alessandro and Vinny both get their guns out and cock them, holding them just above my shoulders so that they could back me up no matter what happened out there. I chose to keep my gun holstered, my hands free. I wanted to show our enemies that I wasn’t afraid; that ...