Deadly Calm

The phone was dead in his hand. The last words Enrico spoke still echoed in the air, lingering like cigarette smoke in a closed room.

“If you want her back, we need to talk.”

Alessio didn’t move. Didn’t speak. He just stared at the phone even when the call had been disconnected already.

The room held its breath.

His men stood frozen, their eyes flicking between each other, waiting. Orion stood clo