“I appreciate your efforts to smooth things over,” cut in Matteo. “But how are we supposed to trust you aren’t just throwing Sal under the bus?” His point had been valid, and everyone in the room seemed interested in the answer. “Because my daughter is missing. I never, ever would have intentionally set in motion events that would so clearly lead to retaliation against my own. Certainly not without taking the proper precautions first. Do you think I’d be f*****g stupid enough to have a Gallo man killed the day after I’d met with him?” Enzo’s fervor let slip the first signs of just how deeply he was affected. Every man in the room shifted at his announcement, and the tension thickened more than I’d thought possible. The room had already been stifling; now, it was downright oppressive. “How
