THE SINGLE MOTHER TOOK HER SICK BABY TO WORK… SHE NEVER IMAGINED THAT THE MAN WAITING FOR HER IN THAT MANSION WAS THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE MAFIA’S MOST POWERFUL FAMILIES.

—¡Yuck!

Serepa dio υп briпco.

—Yes, ma’am.

—You’re in the pethouse: the boss’s private office and lounge. Move it.

Serepa swallowed. The pethouse was famous for its timidity. The owner, a man spoken of only in fearful whispers like Mr. Roma , was almost never seen during the day. He was a ghost, a shadow that owned half the city’s real estate market and, according to dressing room rumors, a large part of the criminal underworld.