CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE – TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER

He rose from his chair, circling her like a shark scenting blood in the water. "You've been most forthcoming with your knowledge of the Fratellis' operations. But I sense there is more, secrets you have yet to unveil." Joan's heart skipped a beat, her mind racing. Had she held something back, some vital piece of information that could seal her fate? "I... I've told you everything," she stammered, her hands balling into fists at her sides. Antonio tsked, shaking his head in mock disappointment. "Now, now, Keppler. Let's not play games. You and I both know there are depths to the Fratelli empire that even you have yet to plumb." He came to a stop before her, his eyes boring into her with an intensity that made her skin crawl. "I want access to those depths, Keppler. I want you to be my eyes and ears, my conduit into the heart of their operation." Joan recoiled, her breath catching in her throat. "You want me to... to spy for you? Against the Fratellis?" Antonio's smile was predator