The Don's Prey
he asked finally, and that was the real questionless casual, more like a rancher asking if you can ride a wild horse without getting eaten.
“Yes.”
His mouth twisted, and for a terrifying second I thought that was it an acknowledgment and nothing more. Then he reached under the table and pulled out something small and flat: a photograph, edges worn. He laid it on the wood between us.
“Philip Romano,” Carnito said. “Leader of the Borra group. He’s been polite enough to keep trade lines open, but he’s also been keeping something of mine.”
I saw the man in the photo: older, smug, the kind of jaw that never worked out its pride. “The diamond?” I asked, because I already knew. Rumors are a currenc
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