“Why Pinto’s boys?”Cane asked.
“Because they are sneaky little shits.They will cheat in card games, marriages and fights.In life....period.Just so they are on top.Vatos with no hearts.Laws don’t mean a damn thing to them and they are more vicious than the others.Pinto made sure they could fight by having them beaten all the time while they were growing up.Their names are Ortego, Silva and Chanto.Carlos’s boys are Jose and Mono.”She paused, then said, “You think Paulo was bad?Well, you ain’t seen nothing yet.His brothers are always together and they like to pit the boys against each other, so they can watch them fight.They will stab supposed friends in the back.It’s disgusting for sure.Yeah Paulo did the same thing sometimes but he never allowed his boys to fight with knives.Carlos and Pinta did.”
Bane looked over at his brothers then at Leon.“This could get even bloodier before we’re done here.”
Chapter Eleven
The cleanup was swiftand orderly.Then everyone went back inside and waited.
Hours crawled by as they watched the streets.
Shortly after lunch, Leon waited in his office.Since he’d been up for almost 48 hours, he had tried to take a nap on his large sofa mid-morning but the tension wouldn’t allow him to sleep.
Lucas and Alfredo had taken a nap as they also had jet lag.
Leon, however, couldn’t clear his mind enough to really rest.
A knock tapped his door softly.Leon stood and opened the door.
Lucinda and Storm stood there.
Leon stepped back.
Lucinda filed in as Storm shrugged and followed her in.
Leon texted John then left the door open for him to join them.He walked over to the desk and sat down behind it.
Lucinda and Storm waited until he sat down.
Leon motioned for them to sit.
John entered and closed the door behind him.He stood by the door but didn’t say anything.
They were all waiting for Lucinda to speak.
She swallowed hard before she spoke, “Senor, something I heard a few days ago, finally made sense to me.I think Paulo’s plans were much deeper than everyone realized.”
