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tention of drinking. I sit at the head of the table. Eight men are around me, it's

Lupo, the wolf. And silence is one of the most useful tool. It gives people t

e man kneeling down at the

amily, eleven years of loyalty. or so I th

xpensive suit, stained with his unloyal blood

afraid, weak and scared. I should feel

gain" I said,

stake, Il Lu

alculative of what they do. Your actions can either save you or kill you. So

I didn't think it th

what the wolf isn't falling for it. You stole two hundred thousand euros, you h

return it, plea

eem like you were g

stain was on my knuckles. I leaned back in m

tatements, invoices, shipment records, numbers doesn't lie. But peo

d from Naples's month"

he first document

h of them should have brought in cl

y two hundred thousand reached our accou

augh. " Do you know

art " I ca

y voice

listen" he s

months now, money has been going

small mouths

age " then now l

icci, you worked for us. How could you bet

his head "

tud

t?" I que

's surgery" he an

e pause, I say nothin

s voices cracks " I did

. But understanding someone's reason

uld have

eyes

afraid"

n't answer. I giv

ortunate" I

upo, p

at he did . And I can't. Not when eight other men are sitting round the table, I will look weak and I am

r eleven years. But started

, Il

ld have c

kn

to steal from me, not onl

oice" tears g

e" I set my glass down

head, " no, no I

for a long mome

ir e

orgave him. He hasn't learned. That's the problem with hope, somet

hospital Ricci'

eads sn

po" he

ay for her

re filled w

ank

od

in his shoulders disappears. Then I

re still go

oes comple

wh

can forgive

im. " I can not

lea

the cons

t won't ha

e it doesn't happen again" he looke

shaking

please,

outside" I

the ware house windows. He

receive enough to ta

es mee

asked with m

him " you already

rn a

ards the door. His voic

A gunshot echoes outside. One. That's all it takes. Nobody around the t

ak, everyone

't lose control while doing it. That's the difference between a man with power and a man who needs to prove he has

hing" the ro

om this family" i let the silen

tell me, if i find out mysel

t mercy Ricci

dy a

it's a price. And everyone eventually