In the Arms of the Enemy

arply outlining his features. Santino sensed the dark eyes of his intruder flicking between him and Izzy, assess

oice steady while all the confu

"This is Antonio," he said, pointing to th

retti." His voice was smooth, yet the sharpness in it made h

a fierce look at Santino. "I don't

nd. "Not yet," he replied, taking his seat a

ispered, leaning down to speak in his ea

e and then turned back to Izzy. "Give me a moment," he said, politely but firmly. He stood and

s body language and Antonio's fast hand movements showed that trouble wa

ity, stubbornness, or somethi

on now carefully neutral. Antonio stayed by the door, making sur

d, sitting back down and folding his hand

e said, "You were trying to co

were still grave. "I wouldn't say it like that. I'm ask

olding her arms. "You've got a hell of a lot to show me, dragging

ne else in your life at the moment. Your brother is destroying the Moretti family. He is cons

n Giovanni's leadership; how he overrode warnings and blew off advice. But it wa

e quietly now but no less pointed. "You're not doing this out of the

the Morettis fall, the DeLucas will soon follow them. A war like this doesn't end with one fam

ation was reasonable, but that didn't help her trust

ed. "Suppose I walk away from here and

h. "Then you're going to leave your family in a fight they can't win,

escalates, nobody will

that he was right. It bothered her that he seemed to see right into her heart when she did not want him to. But a

o's voice broke through the tens

ward him, his expression

riefly to Izzy before returning to San

me cracking his calm composure. He stood up abrup

ied, his voice grim. "It

no's major lieutenants, known for his ruthlessness but also his loyalty.

stration and yet resolve. "I have to handle this,

but reluctantly. Her head was spinning with all she had just heard. Tonight had tak

Santino one last time. "You're asking a lot from me," she said, though her voice was

nd, he almost looked human. "Just think

eave her in loneliness with her thoughts – a gr