Since I haven’t seen Luka, the only thing I know about the outside world and what is going on with the Furinos is what Chiara has told me, which mostly relates to who is dating who and which men she has slept with. Not exactly high-priority information. “Not great, kiddo,” he says, taking another bite and shaking his head. He seems to be balding more than the last time I saw him, and there are new lines in his forehead. Things must be bad. “I knew this deal with the Volkovs would stretch us a little thin, but they took more of our territory than I bargained for. We are losing money, and I’m not sure how to make up the cost. I want to expand, but I can’t get a clear answer from Ivan where their lines are, and if we push too far, we could end up toeing forbidden territory. And I don’t have

