Perfect Ease

Ferrara

"Murdered in the safe house? Have you ruled out the possibility of suicide?"

I felt Katya's piercing gaze dart towards me instantly, as though she had expected me to say something else,

Like express some shock or rage that our lead had been taken out.

Now, that quizzical expression in her beautiful honey brown eyes almost made me wish to tease her.

Because she hadn't experienced the side of me that dealt with traitors.

Whoever that killed this assassin had simply granted her an earlier merciful death, compared to what I would have done to her myself.

My consigliere was sweating, panting for breath and avoiding my gaze.

Yeah, he did that these days, ever since I made him aware that I had known about the secret he was trying to protect.

"There was a break in from the outside, and footprints different from hers on the floor."

He finally answered, his fingers tightening around the gun in his hand.

I sucked in a deep breath and drummed my fingers against Katya's arm, her warmth mak