Dante De Luca
I stare at the burned structure while my men drag Bruno’s carcass out of the ruins. Paolo searches for traces stretching through the vineyard before disappearing onto the road.
The body is thrown at my feet, and fury floods me. The shipment he was guarding would have earned me millions—not only in profit, but in compensation for expenses. Finding isolated girls with little family or no one who cares about them takes effort.
I placed them in the Reserve because of the quantity, but that useless bastard Bruno wasn’t capable of handling something this important. Now, besides losing an entire operation, I need to replace him. A shame, considering he always had more potential than my own sons.
“Who do you think is involved?” Paolo asks.
“It was clean. Planned carefully. No tr
