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It made his hard body look even better

I stopped at the desk and stared down at what he was looking at Three spots on the map had been circled with red ink It was a map of Milan, and the three different points were about two miles apart each

He watched me, his face etched in lines of annoyance

I crossedthe white smock that had splashes of paint on it My hair was pulled back and out ofon?”

“My next victi the blade stand up and the hilt point toward the ceiling

When I looked at his desk closely, I saw all the marks where he’d stabbed the knife before “Who is it?”

“The man who killed my mother”

My eyes turned back to him, the information unexpected “You knoho did it?”

“Max figured it out”

“Who’s Max?”

“One of my boys”

“So…what now?”

“I’et He’s the leader of a group called the Tyrants They deal with illegal trafficking of weapons and such They aren’t big by any oa whore, of course”

“Sounds dangerous”

“Always is” His hands caether, and he stared at me with his icy blue eyes

“Do you think it’s worth the risk?”

“Meaning?” he asked

“You’re putting your neck on the line, but your one”

He obviously didn’t like that response because his eyes narrowed “And if it were your mother?”

I’d do everything I could to avenge her But I didn’t voice that answer out loud, not when he already knehat I would say “This guy sounds dangerous Be careful”

“Maybe he’ll kill me and solve your problem”

Since I couldn’t solve the proble to find justice for his mother made me sad, not happy I should want him dead, but even in that context, I didn’t want hie your et the justice she deserves Your family deserves peace”