The guts of this man

NALEDI’S POV

Lucchese led us into his office, which was a hot mess if you asked me. I kept my mouth shut because honestly, I’d seen worse.

The doors closed with Matteo outside, ‘monitoring the situation’. I wouldn’t be surprised if I got out there and the entire humans were dead. Matteo was unstable.

“I heard that you are behind on your payments, Lucchese. What’s with the hold-up?” Caellum got to business.

The man had the nerve to crack a smile. Even I knew how interactions like this went. And if I were Luchesse, I sure as hell wouldn’t be smiling.

“The business has been a lot slower with the cops unto us.” He excused, scratching the back of his head. “I have it under control and in due time, I will get back to remitting the Alpha’s cut.”

“And when will that be? Before or after I rip your head off?”

Luchesse swallowed, looking nervous. I felt the room temperature go drastically down. That was fast.