Chapter 176

**Mateo**

The sun hasn’t gone down yet, and that’s unusual for me to be out here now. I don’t like daylight, it exposes things, but Moretti’s convoy left an hour ago for some meeting in the city, and I know it won’t be back until night. That gives me time. The estate looks different when it’s empty. Quieter. Still cold and lacking any homey warmth. It's all too...straight and white. Clean lines th