I called, not letting the person on the other end finish speaking. My authoritative voice intimidated him. "I want my men here right now!" I demanded. "Okay!" The man's voice trembled. "They'll be there in two minutes." The call ended. That was the best part of being a mafia boss; I had men everywhere. With just one call, I could solve everything—well, almost everything. Almost everything. I still couldn't get Patrick and Kevlin out of my life. My biggest fear was something happening to Liz. I would never forgive myself. I decided to go to a country house I had recently bought. I had purchased it to take a vacation with Liz. I showed her where to park. I got out of the car and entered the chalet. To my surprise, everything was organized; Petter had hired a housekeeper. I entered,

