“What was it?” Mero queries. We all wanted to know. Matteo looks sheepish, which is not in his normal character. The guy was confident and comfortable in all situations. I know, because I have seen him in some bad ones.
“Daleena Gallo was r***d. She insisted she didn’t know what happened to her, but my father presumed the Russo boys would so he sent me. Since they are my stepmother’s people.”
“Wow, how old is Daleena?”
He cringes, “She’s only 11.”
“So you thought you would just swoop in here and get us to agree to everything you say?” Gabriel questions Matteo.
At Gabriel’s tone, I expect Matteo to flinch or show some infliction. But he merely stands there, with his gaze sharp, focused as he slides his hands in his pocket.
“No, he expects you to kill Alec, so he doesn’t have to. Isn’t
