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“Why? Did something happen?”
“Looks like the Romanians may have gone on a rampage. I’ll alert the guards not to let her pass if she tries to leave, but I’m afraid she’ll manage to sweet-talk them.”
“No one will dare go against your orders. You know that.”
“Where my wife is concerned, I’ve learned to expect anything. She already has the whole of my crew eating out of her hand.” I step over a garden hose strung across the walkway. “Including my dogs.”
“You’re exaggerating.”
“Am I?” I stop in front of the garage and wave my arm at the mansion. “Did you know that Mirko hacked into a website for some sort of boutique and changed someone’s existing order for a pair of shoes to have them sent to Sienna via same-day rush delivery?”
“So what?” Keva shrugs as she says, “He was just being nice.”
“He’s my logistics and surveillance specialist. Not her shopping assistant,” I bark. “And the other day, she made Adam play an idiotic PlayStation game with her. She said it was more enjoyable in co-op mode. I thought I was imagining things when I saw my head enforcer leading a scarecrow on the TV screen, blasting giant chickens with pink sparkly magic.”
Keva grins. “Oooh, someone is jealous. Does it bother you that she didn’t ask you to play?”
“I’m serious.” I throw a quick look over her head toward the mansion. “Cosa Nostra killed one of our men. When I brought Sienna here, everyone hated her. Well, except you. And now everyone seems to be besotted by her.”
“Shedidn’t kill anyone, Drago. And she shouldn’t be blamed for something she had no say in. Besides, no one really hated her.” Keva furrows her brows, then gives a little knowing smile. “Well, maybe a little.”
“I don’t know what it is about her.” I shake my head. “It’s as if no matter how hard people try not to like her, they still end up bewitched by her.”
“Speaking from experience?”
“Yes, damn it.” I grit my teeth. “She’s been providing info to Ajello.”
“Well, you would expect the same if one of our girls married into Cosa Nostra. It’s how things work.”
“Has she been asking around about our business? Fishing for information? Snooping about?”
“No. She mostly chats with me and the girls, and it’s usually about books and clothes. We rarely mention business.”
“It’s not just that.” I sigh. “She understands Serbian.”
Keva quickly looks away.
“You knew?” I snap. “You knew, and you haven’t told me?”
“I suspected.”
“Jesus fuck. Why didn’t you say something?”
“Do you know that your eyes light up when she enters a room?” She takes a step forward. “For years, I’ve watched you bury yourself in work, becoming more and more closed-off. I lost hope that something . . .someonewill be able to pull you out of the dark pit you’ve resigned yourself to. You’ve been half-dead, going through the motions, until Sienna moved into this house. And now, it’s like you’re finally coming back to the world of the living.”
“World of madness would be more accurate.” I drag my hand through my hair. “She’s absolutely oblivious to how dangerous the games we play are. If she ended up with someone else, and they caught her spying . . .”
“But she didn’t.” Keva places her hand on my forearm. “Why haven’t you told her about your hearing, Drago?”
“So that she can inform her don of that, too?”
“You think she would?”
“Without a doubt.” I nod and turn to head inside the garage. “I have to go.”
I stare at the enormous bowl, filled to the top with green pods. “I didn’t know peas grew like that.”
“And how did you think they grow?” Keva asks as she peels pea pods from her own bowl.
