AccardiChapter 54
Accardi
Chapter 54
The ringing of Leo’s distress signal pierced through Matteo’s mind. It eroded his sanity and froze his muscles. The panic button was something his father had instituted when he’d taken over the business. He wanted to make sure those guarding his wife and children were able to get help at a moment’s notice if otherwise detained. The device sent out a mass signal to the higher–ranked officials in the family complete with a pinged location. It looked like a Life- Alert device he’d seen his friend’s grandparents wear. Matteo and Tony had mocked their guards mercilessly when they would have the device on the outside of their shirt. He couldn’t recall how many times he’d asked Leo when his next grandchild was due.Out of the corner of his eye Matteo could see Louis yelling at him, but he couldn’t hear anything. The ringing drowned out everything, all that was left was the knowledge that something was happening… and he wasn’t there to help.Two gun shots sounded in the club below. Louis immediately ducked but the shots helped to break Matteo’s trance. He stood up sharply, pulled the handgun from his waistband and his phone from the desk. He glanced out the window as he strode for the door, looking for the source of the shots though he already had a feeling.
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