The Forgotten Marriage
I sat, maintaining what I hoped was a professional distance.
"Your uncle Sal," he began, and my heart skipped a beat at the sound of his name. "He came to me last month with an interesting proposition. He wanted protection for his favorite niece, the one who had chosen to become a doctor instead of following in her father's footsteps. He offered me quite a lot in return – information, territory, certain business considerations."
My mouth went dry. "Uncle Sal wouldn't—"
"Wouldn't betray your father?" Guerrero's green eyes sparkled with amusement. "My dear, he already did. The question you should be asking is why I agreed to his terms when I could have used that information to destroy Antonio
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