nna

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