Chapter 23~ Sneaky Link

Chapter 23

Kegan

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I pulled into my driveway at four-thirty in the morning, absolutely wrecked.

The interrogation had taken longer than expected. Then there’d been cleanup. Then paperwork—because even torture had bureaucratic requirements in the modern mafia. According to my rules.

The calls had come from the house phone.

I tried to return them, but nobody picked. I assume it was Grazia calling to inform me she was going off to bed. Estelle was hopefully asleep. The last thing I needed was for her to see me looking like an extra from a mob movie who’d had a very bad day at the office.

I let myself in quietly, set my keys on the table by the door without making noise. My shoes came off next because hardwood floors were traitors when it came to stealth.

I moved through the house in my socks, checking the living room—empty. Kitchen—clean, no signs of the drama. Grazia had left a note on the counter.

The girl ate half a bowl of soup. Kept it down. Pain manageabl