?ngelo Messina was speaking in Russian on the phone when Antonietta approached him. He hung up the phone, and she smiled, teasing him.
"Are you having troubles in paradise?"she asked.
Messina ignored the teasing and asked where Vittorio was.
"I don't know,"Antonietta said. "And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."
Messina looked at Antonietta seriously. "You better tell me,"he said. "Your son is in danger."
Antonietta stared at Messina, frightened. "What do you mean?"she asked.
"Tommaso,"said Messina. "He wants to kill him."
Antonietta felt her heart start to race. "When did he decide that?"she asked.
"Today,"said Messina. "He already has his men on the streets."
Antonietta didn't know what to say. She didn't want to believe that Vittorio was in danger, but she
