27

NIKO

Past…

“What is this I hear you are making my daughter work?”

“Who the fuck is this?” I growled into the phone at the mere audacity. There’s a beat of silence,

“Niko, it is your father in-law” The voice is authoritative, I’m sure it’s the one he uses when speaking with my wife or one of his underlings. He should know better than to use it with me by the way.

Blanco may not read the tone of my voice because he continues, “One would think you would recognize my voice, but that is beyond the point. I demand to know why you are-“

“Who the fuck do you think you’re talking to?” once again I wonder if this man has a death wish. I had refused to look more into the issue but you cannot tell me he never noticed how fixated Alonzo was on his daughter, especially growing up, Christ. I try not to think of that. It fills me with a kind of rage I never thought possible.

Blanco clears his throat and I can imagine him gearing up “You are being utterly unreasonable Niko, allowing a woman to