He ignored me.
"I would compliment you at any moment. I've done it so many times. Do you remember?"
"Which moment?"
I looked at him.
"When you told me you loved me while killing that policeman who heard something he shouldn't have. You were furious."
He laughed.
"Why are you remembering that now, Salvatore?"
"Cuore, I remember these things whenever I can. I remember when you told me you hated me."
"You sent Lorenzo to be initiated in America. I still think it was stupid."
"He would literally kill us for the Cosa Nostra. I'd say it was effective. We are hard people, but we are still his family. I didn't need anyone to show him mercy, Fiamma. When I became Capo, I knew what would have made things easier. A future Don must do more than bleed. He must be torn apart if he is to endure
