The Mafia's Favourite Toy
unbearable tension that wrapped itself around the booth like a no
a predator deciding whether to strike. He leaned forward, his elbows res
g off his tongue like venom. "And when, exactly,
mpting to maintain. "I-I didn't want to cause unnecessary alarm,"
d no warmth. "How thoughtful of you to protect
ugh blaming her for dragging this information out of him. She shrank sli
ybe the rumors have something to do with all those shipments going mis
ard Luca, his jaw tighteni
s voice cutting through
mediately, the authorit
fened under the intensity of it. "You noticed so
f this-whatever this was. But she'd already been dragge
what she'd observed. "He's defensive. When Luca mentioned the missing ship
idiculous. She's a civilian. She do
his attention fixed
is leaking information to your competitors, they'd have to know the ins and outs of your operation, right? Shipme
nd Luca. "Maybe the leak isn't jus
again, her words echoi
eaming with something unreadable. "Impressive," he
d. She didn't want his
"You're letting her play detective now? A random woman off the street
ishing. "Loyalty is a fragile thing, Stefa
hatever retort he had died on his t
's enough for today. Luca, make sure Stefano finds hi
argue. Luca gave an exaggerated bow befo
ght of Dante's attention fel
said simply, his vo
le. "I didn't mean to accuse any
," Dante replied, standing. He extended a han
grip firm and unyielding as h
she asked, her voice b
one leaving no room for argume
o-ceiling windows offering a breathtaking view of the city skyline. A massive desk dominated the sp
osite his desk, then poured himself a gla
ffered, raisi
quickly, her nerves too
d against the edge of the desk. "You've proven yourse
l," she replied, her voice q
piercing, "is exactly why yo
lap, her pulse quickening. "
always have a choice, Elena. It's just t
but she held his gaz
close to me. Observe, listen, and report anything y
of his words settling h
ly. "You've entered a dangerous world, Elena. The sooner yo
ne. She didn't trust him, but she co
e that day, one thoug
er head, and ther