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it was like a lion deciding to roar. E
tore fina
ration that seemed to travel thro
ority in his words made the courtyard
Fetch her from Lorenzo's armored SUV parked outside the gate
a sickly, bluish-grey tint appearing under the ruddiness of his che
on, raising his hands in a
ht. "Camilla is far too fragile for an inquisition. The
dn't even bother
he simplest gesture in the worl
ion, bypassing Lorenzo completely and
en to the point of tasting blood, and the act
h felt like an agony, the
a step
aring a flowing, designer silk dress-on
the terrified victim. She was good at looking sad. But I kne
o, she rushed to him, cowerin
ice trembling. "Did I cause trouble
er, wrapping a massive arm ar
brace, Camilla peeked out
a, I swear," she wept. "I never meant to
y her performance. Fake
e tense crowd, I pointed a
lan to stay in the master
claim that bastard
ning. "I will take full responsibility for them," he
ed back
ibility as her Capo, L
matic gasp, covering her mo
Lorenzo lost cont
a!" he
hoed violently off the
ther stepped squarely betwe
her posture regal a
," she commanded, her tone slicing through the air.
eigning a look of deep disappoint
o the crowd. "Your mother is lettin
hand, squeezing it tig
" I retorted, my voice ri
ount months a hell of a
at followed was brok
ble platform, his dark, calc
nk back instantly aga
s pregnancy?" the Don demande
frantically, her eyes
voice cracking. "The grief of losing my brothe
tepped up silentl
or the courtyard to hear. "The Syndicate's undergrou
lla. "The doctor can determine the exact
, leaving her skin the color of old parchment. Her mask
igh heel scraped a discordant note against the cobblestones. Her center of gravity s
y against him just before
cal swoon, Don Salvato
up here," he order
A machine in the basement would speak the truth that no amount of weeping could drown out. I watched Lorenzo's free hand curl into a fist at his sid
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