~NICO~
By 8 a.m., I had Adriano round up every member of staff in my mansion and assemble them in the driveway. No one was left inside. Security swept the house twice to be certain.
The women stood to the left. The men stood to the right.
Order matters.
So does fear.
Cake had already left for Milan with Elianna. I called Javier aside before they drove out and gave him one instruction. Keep my wife safe. He did not need more than that.
If anything happened to her, it would not be a discussion.
It would be a war.
Now my attention was here.
I stood on the balcony overlooking the driveway, my hands resting lightly on the railing as I studied them. No rush. No wasted movement. My eyes moved from face to face, posture to posture.
People reveal themselves when they think they are blendi
