CHAPTER TWENTY

IN THE LION'S DEN

Paco said this suddenly. Túlio had his hands by his side, fists clenched and jaw locked. He knew Paco could be testing him, but he couldn't risk it, especially when entering his mansion with Cloe by his side. He should have guessed when Paco demanded she come too. He knew Jânio must have told Paco about Cloe. His men were rejected by her on the day they beat him up. Cloe coming to his aid would not have gone unnoticed. Jânio, like him, was one of Paco's right"hand men, each in their own way, as Jânio didn't care who he killed, innocent or not. His cruelty was heard throughout the country, and he seemed to feed off his reputation that preceded him. He was behind many deaths and the drug trafficking under his domain was growing exponentially, with many mouths shut by other traffickers who didn't even think about confronting him. What she wanted was his, what she desired he took, and he never spent a single day in jail. Lawyers lined up when he was summoned by the justi