I stared at the safe, my mind racing. "What if I could get someone to help? Someone with technical skills?"
"Like who?"
"Rafael has a tech specialist named Russo. He's brilliant with security systems and computers. Maybe..." I trailed off, realizing what I was suggesting. If I asked Russo for help, Rafael would find out immediately. There were no secrets in his organization.
"I'll figure something out," I said finally. "But Mama, if we get into this safe, if we find evidence about what Papa did... are you ready for that? Ready to see proof of his crimes?"
"I've known the truth for years, baby. I just haven't had evidence." She closed the wall panel, hiding the safe again. "But you deserve answers. You deserve to know who your father really was, not the version he showed you."
I hugged
