"Is it?" Antonio's voice was sharp. "Boss, I say this with respect, but your wife just spent two weeks lying to you. Going behind your back. Meeting with dangerous people. That's not handled. That's a problem that's going to get someone killed."
"She was trying to help," I said, hearing how defensive I sounded. "I shut her out, wouldn't let her be involved. So she found her own way to contribute."
"By doing something reckless and stupid," Salvatore said bluntly. "Boss, we all care about Mrs. De Luca. But this behavior—it's concerning. What if Isabella had grabbed her? What if this was a trap to get leverage over you?"
"The guard was outside—"
"One guard against Isabella's entire operation?" Marcus shook his head. "Come on, boss. You know better than that."
I felt anger rising in my ch
