Calculated Betrayal

The boardroom was heavy with the scent of expensive cigars and tension. The leaders of the various allied gangs had just finished scanning the quarterly report Massimo had presented, their eyes flicking between him and the numbers he’d read aloud. A few of them raised eyebrows, muttered among themselves.

Massimo sat rigid.

Something was wrong.

The numbers… they didn’t match his projections.

Massim