"She never did any of this for that unknown girl. It was always about an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Something corrupted her. Or rather, someone did. I ask your forgiveness for failing to give you a woman worthy of your position, or one as loyal as the Cosa Nostra deserves. I failed as a father, but that does not make me guilty or complicit in the reckless ambition of my own children."
A corruption called Scarlatto.
I thought of the moments when Valentina had insisted it had always been about helping Alexandra, but now that seemed like nothing more than a veil she had used to hide everything else.
How did she justify those damn photographs, the calls, and the connection tying her to Pasini... to the Onorata Società?
If it were up to me, I would throw them all into a cage and s
