Chapter 109 Hustle And Havoc

• Maria felt the weight of his words, like a lead anchor dropping straight to her core. "Then who’s bigger than the law, Mason? No one is above the authorities—not Leo, not the crime families. You think I give a damn about some fragile peace? My job is to clean up this city's rot, starting with Leo King."
• "You really think Leo is just another problem to solve?" Mason challenged, his dark gaze locking on hers. "You arrest him, and this city'll crack open like a fault line. Chicago ain't some neat little case file you can close and forget. You'll spark a war that'll make our past look like a goddamn picnic, and the suits downtown—the government? They won't lift a finger to save your ass."
• The room vibrated. Decades of street knowledge hung between them like a heavy fog.