9Charlie didn't know enough about Riva. He'd liked her back when they were working for her husband – or he liked her more than he liked Pinky Morris anyway. After they left her cradling Pinky's corpse, Charlie hadn't given her much thought. He certainly never expected her to be commanding a room as though she'd been giving orders all her life. She was clever, so clever she had bided her time throughout her marriage being the doting wife. Was this her plan all along? To outlive Pinky Morris and take over his empire? Charlie caught sight of the skilled men patrolling the grounds. There was nothing of Pinky Morris in this work force. This was all Riva and that meant he had grossly underestimated her.
She stood by her fireplace, totally at ease with the entire situation, which was more than c
