Page 44 of Sinful Secrets

Spencer is an accomplice. Is Arturo the boss Spencer is selling the drugs for?

Another man walks toward us and sits down next to Jacob.

“Savannah, this is Tyler Smith with the FBI.”

The man holds out his hand and I shake it. “Thank you for sitting down with us.”

“I wish I could be more helpful, but I don’t know who you are talking about. I’ve never met Arturo Marino.”

The FBI agent pulls out a folder and opens it to show me several pictures, starting with an older man, a younger man, and a woman. They look like they could be related.

Are these the Marinos?

I flip through the rest of the pictures, not recognizing any of the people in them. “I’m sorry, but I think you have me confused with someone else. I’ve never met any of these people.”

Jacob glances at the FBI agent and sighs. “Arturo Marino is a former New York mafia boss, and we believe he has started operations down here in Savannah.”

“Why would he come to Savannah if he’s the mafia boss in New York?”

Tyler pulls out another picture and places it in front of me. “His wife was murdered by a rival family and he moved down here with his two children, Joseph and Francesca.”

Oh my God, that sounds horrible.

“And you think he’s running a mafia down here?”

Is there such a thing as a southern mafia?

Jacob puts the picture back in the folder. “Yes. We believe he’s been trafficking drugs, although we don’t have any proof of it.”

My heart pounds in my chest as I freak out internally about selling the drugs.

How did Spencer get mixed up in all of this? He’s not their family, and even though I’m not a mafia expert, I know it’s usually a family affair.

“And I’m dating their accomplice? Spencer?”

Jacob nods. “How much do you know about him and his extracurricular activities?”

“Not much, to be honest. We just started dating, so we are still getting to know one another.”

Tyler looks at his phone for a second. “Do you know what he does for his job?”

“I know he travels a lot for work, but he said he’s in customer service.”

Both men look at one another and laugh.

“I take it he’s not in customer service?”

Why would he lie to me? Is he just a drug dealer? Does he not travel for work?

Tyler types something on his phone before turning the screen toward me. “Have you heard of the Savannah Sharks? Spencer is a player and Arturo Marino is the new owner.”

My mouth falls open.

Spencer is a hockey player? No wonder his body is sculpted.

“We are trying to get proof that Arturo is using the Sharks to launder money and using his shipping business to import drugs.”

“That is a lot to wrap my head around. I had no clue. I was actually on my way to the arena for a job audition as an ice girl.”

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