THE MAFIA'S PRICE
Almost… safe.
A small, helpless smile curved my lips. I started humming along with him, soft at first, then a little bolder. The melody wrapped around us like a blanket. For the first time in weeks I let myself breathe, really breathe, without waiting for the next gunshot, the next betrayal, the next demand.
I stole another glance at him. His expression was quiet, peaceful in a way I rarely saw. The hard lines of his face had softened, and the tension that usually lived in his shoulders was gone.