Chapter 38 Broken

• Alessandro’s heist had been successful. I didn’t know how he managed it and he wouldn’t tell me either but he had nearly every single person working on the docks in his pockets.
• His men had barely done anything other than take the opium and engage in a small scuffle that lasted for about two minutes before my father’s men were overpowered and sent running away with their tails between their legs.
• I knew Alessandro wielded influence but it was only now that I was beginning to understand how powerful he was.