“Thanks so much your saving my life Marina.” She sounded completely grateful.

“No problem how many times did you save my ass and patch me up when I was shot? Uh, I have another call that I need to take I will call you later.”

I ended the call and picked up the ringing phone.

“Yea SAM what’s up?”

“You need to get to down to the warehouse for some important business” SAM says, a sense of urgency in her voice.

“ I can ‘t, Miguel should be here any minute.” I tell her.

“ I have had him detained until you say other wise. Be at the door in 20 minutes I will be there to pick you up.” SAM tells me.

I realize the urgency in her tone, and as soon as she ends the call, I run upstairs and change into black jeans and a gray crew shirt. I hit the panel on the wall, and grab the gun out of the case, placing it in the small of my back and head down the stairs, opening the door where SAM is.

“ What is the problem that you had to pick me up in the middle of the night?” I ask.

“ We have huge problems. Lorenzo knows you’re back.”

“How does he know?”

“I don’t know.”

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We pull up to the warehouse and go into my office.

“He has two of our shipments that were on there way to Cleveland and one of my contacts called and said that he is putting pressure on some of the business on the docks.”
Sam explains.

“Call your contact and put them on speakerphone “ I tell her.

A few minutes later I’m speaking with the owner of Club 75, which is the biggest club in the flats. “Hello Mr. Goldberg this is the Phoenix How are you? I have a business proposal for you. You can agree to give me twenty five percent of your monthly profits right now or I will burn your business to the ground within the next 10 minutes with you in it.”

After a brief silence, Goldberg responds. “I would gladly take your protection Phoenix.” Mr. Goldberg says.

“Thank you Mr. Goldberg I want tonights profits. One of my men will be at your door in thirty minutes have a great night good bye.”