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kers. He always had the best sense of style. A few meters ahead, Hunter could see Joe's batted 2008 Opel Cadette parked. Yes, Joe might wear the latest sneakers

as handed down to him from his grandfather, everyone just assumed that he was stingy and did

Hunter looked up at the blazing sun and then clumsily pulled off his leather jacket and threw it on the passenger seat. It was only 11 in the morning and the su

?” Joe as

and then the

ou

I'm good.” They walked into the gate. “Just hoping He

er. They stopped walking. “You are not th

loud speaker, mayb

. He wanted me to take down Grayman and th

Hunter for a

t tell him? What

id Joe, how wi

f they do and we make the news? Sure the world won't know it was

ng.” Hunter uttered. “Besides, this assignment was very personal to King. He wa

ugged.

onality over him, and everyone else, because although he was just pa

he two big built security men at the door who then stepped aside a

nts. But there were cameras everywhere, so Hector King told Hunter. The cameras were hidden and only a specialist would know where to find the

ey neared the top Hunter realized that he needed to start worki

e. The second door to their right was Hector King's study. On either side o

two ways, by Hector King pressing the open button from underneath his desk or by fingerprint on both sides of the door. Th

n until the screen turned green. After two abrupt beep

d been waiting for the men all morning and they were late. But no, the a

ars old but still looked fit and younger. And since he was bald a

ite Hector and Joe took

a few seconds before spea

them but in actual fact, Hunte

at and said, “The missi

re two gunshots. Did

, s

at hap

nter excha

were still talking to Grayman and then Gr

if that gave him satisfaction. “Must have been expecting us for y

the police. So I tried to talk him into giving up his gun so we wouldn

gunshots.”

him twice just

d then beamed. Even though Hunter was close

id you s

en behind the he

d back in his office ch

do?” Hector was a

never stab him in the back but today he was a little skeptical. Probably because Joe was alr

ing in and answering in Joe

ked him u

ed wh

ed Hunt

om Joe to Hunter, “I

a stunt bottle of whiskey and

ss over there boys so

with glasses and whiskey bottles stood. As they each took a glass from the

ter whispered. “

back to King, who stood up with the bottle in his hand as they approached. He

ecause today is an auspicious day.” King said. “You're welcome

, Hunter could see that he was still not hundred percent sure

took him out. I wanted you to do it because it makes me so happy seeing that little boy with holes in his jersey slowly turn into a real man. And

en la

u, Hunter King, to underboss of

ouldn't belie

to do this in front of everyone. But I will make the announcement tomor

was, at twenty-five, being promoted to underboss. He had to Google it, but he was sure that he was now the youngest underboss of a mafia group in all of history. He raised his glass at King w