Page 1 of Allegiance

Prologue

Somewhere In

New Orleans

Sunday

Chevy’s Hiding Spot

W ell, well, well…this was something that he could finally get behind, and there was no doubt about that. He was damn proud of what he’d managed to do to secure his control of the city.

Oh, it had taken three months to find a way, but he’d finally managed to procure the most important asset in New Orleans.

CONTROL.

And now, he was going to enjoy it. There was no way that he was going to take it for granted either.

This had been a hard battle and nearly had been the end of him. He’d gotten so close to being captured by The Hunters—specifically, Major Gaines and Captain Armstrong.

Now, though, with what was left of his Addiction—the stuff that was stolen from him in a drug bust, he had a new lease on life.

Still, with money, and the pre-built empire, it still wasn’t easy rebuilding after El Gato was taken out.

No, not even close.

It took time, skill, and cunning.

All of which he had.

Granted, he had been stealing from El Gato to begin his new empire in New Orleans and had been planning on executing the man that same day, but that didn’t negate his effort.

It had been huge.

He’d basically started from the ground up.

With some Addiction and the women who El Gato had transported in, he made enough money to do some damage to the city.

He’d used that money to seed his pet project, ensuring that he had a long life here in New Orleans.

On top of that, he was doing what El Gato couldn’t. He was buying up even more cops to help with the new sex trade that he’d restarted.

Yeah, he knew The Hunters shut it down, but he didn’t give a shit. It was back, and it was better than ever.

Yes, he knew that selling people was wrong, but he just didn’t care.

Not.

At.

All.

He also knew that there had been a thriving market here before the annoying Hunters rode into town and destroyed a perfectly lucrative business.

Some people called New Orleans The City of Second Chances, and in a way, it kinda was.

For him.

He was getting a second chance to get filthy rich off of the back of a truly scummy man who came before him.

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