Luca :
I sat in my office, reading the same two lines on a report for ten minutes. None of it was sticking. My mind wasn’t on Castellani shipments or surveillance updates. To be honest, it was still on her.
We argued this morning. She asked what would happen if she backed out. I told her the truth. And she simply didn’t want to hear it, but that didn’t change anything. She was angry when she left. She didn't show signs clearly, but I knew what it meant.
I leaned back in the chair and rubbed the side of my neck. I hadn’t touched the other folder in front of me. My phone buzzed once and went still.
Then there was a knock on my door.
Matteo stepped in. One glance at his face, and I was already standing.
“What is it?”
“It’s Cassie,” he said. “Rebecca just called me. She collapsed at the
