I step over the dead body at my feet and call Nino.
“I have another of Nera Leone’s spies. Send someone to dispose of the body. It’s in the garage under the Brooklyn office building.”
“Right away. Should we expect more?”
“No. Nera and I came to an agreement to pause spying on each other for the time being.”
“Will we be sending a message again?” he asks.
“Yes. The head is enough this time. But wrap it in a fancy red paper. It’s her favorite color.”
“That woman always gave me the creeps.”
“You know the views Cosa Nostra has on women being in a position of power. She needs to be ruthless to put up with all of that.”
“You think she’ll uphold her promise.”
“Yes. Nera is a snake, but she won’t go back on her word. Too bad she’ll be dead soon.”
“You think someone will kill her?”
“As so
