Blake POV: This night had taken an interesting turn. I had thought about leaving for the compound at least an hour ago, but I was still waiting on the AM call from Giuseppe. I had expected the call around 1 am, not this late. I was about to give up on his call and head off. I would get in touch with him later in the day to figure out what was taking him so long to ring. Giuseppe and I were due to have a catch-up for a beer. We had that catch-up once a week. Meeting with him was the only routine that I liked sticking to because he is one of my best friends, and I enjoy his candour. It was the first time he had not called at the agreed-upon time, which is strange. I can only assume it is because he is too busy with work at the moment. His recent promotion to Head of Internal Affairs has

