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property. There are women and children inside. My Capo will kill me if I
allow a Landi to walk in there.”
    I turned to the Landi soldier.
“Stay at the wheel.”
    He gave me a curt nod and got
back into the driver’s seat.
    I pointed at him. “If he’s hurt in any
way,” I said to the guard, “I will do the same to you.”
    “ As long as he’s
passive , he
won’t be harmed.”
    “ Bene. ” I walked to the gate, the guard
opening it for me. I entered, spotting Orsini soldiers exiting the
two-story beige, flat top house. Their holsters were full, some of
them holding rifles. On the second floor, the Capo ’s sixteen-year-old daughter was
watching the activity from the balcony. As soon her father stepped
out of the house, she shouted at him, “ Papà , can I come?”
    “ Silenzio! ” Georgio snapped at her. His
hard gaze moved to his wife, who appeared at the front door,
Mariella a stunning dyed-blonde bombshell. “Get her away from the
window, woman!”
    As she disappeared back inside, Georgio
turned to me, quickly giving me a bow, the man old school, but not
old in age. He was in his late thirties, austere-looking, packed
with muscle, and intensely loyal to the Santini. Originally, his
family had been connected to the Donatelli, until his father had
gone to prison for a crime the Donatelli had committed. His uncle
took over the family, changing their allegiance to the Santini.
After the man died from a heart attack, Georgio took over, his
friendship with Ricardo Santini sealing their connection
further.
    “ We’re ready when you are,
Don,” he said.
    “ Your plan?”
    “ We will circle the property,
going in at different angles. But first, I must deploy my soldiers
to the surrounding houses. I don’t want to be walking into a
sniper’s line of fire.”
    “ Bene. There’s just one thing. I believe my
woman’s in there, trying to get her brother back. She has long
brown hair and is absolutely stunning. Her brother has auburn hair
and looks similar. They are Salvi.”
    Georgio frowned. “I thought the Salvi left
the island several years ago.”
    “ Two of them are back, so
tell your men to be careful not to shoot them.”
    Georgio nodded, then called out
to his men. All of them stopped what they were doing and turned to
him. There was about a dozen, all wearing dark suits. Georgio
relayed the instructions, then snapped, “ Andiamo! ”
    We headed out of the property.
I signaled at the Landi soldier to come. The Orsini ones stopped in
their tracks, a few raising their guns at him.
    “ He’s safe,” I said.
“ He’s
helping me find my woman.”
    “ I understand you trust him,”
Georgio said. “But my men don’t, and when trust isn’t there,
mistakes can happen. He would be safer staying cuffed to the wheel
of your car than walking amongst my men.”
    I nodded. “Just make sure he isn’t
harmed.”
    “ As long as he’s cuffed, I give
you my word he will remain safe.”
    The Landi soldier held out his hands.
“Do what you must,” he said.
    Georgio gave one of his men an order.
Moments later, the Landi soldier was cuffed to the steering wheel
and we were heading for Rita’s old home.
    ***
    We stopped a few houses away
from the Salvi property, taking cover behind a row of trees. The first wave
of Orsini soldiers split off from us, following their instructions
to inspect the surrounding properties. A few minutes later, a gruff
voice came over the radio, telling us that a Donatelli sniper had
been taken out.
    Georgio snapped out
instructions to his remaining men, who slipped through the trees, both
the Capo and I leading the way, holding our guns at the ready. We
headed for the property, hearing gunfire. It stopped seconds later.
As we arrived at the gate, the gruff voice came over the radio
again. “We’re inside the house. I will radio you once it’s been
swept clean.”
    “ Va bene ,” Georgio said.
    A few minutes later, the same voice
crackled over the radio. “It’s clear to