26 THE ROMANCE EXPERT

“If you say so,” Paul said with a nod. “Is there anything else I need to know?” Davis asked with a tired sigh. Paul nodded. “I don't know if you've heard of ‘Il Destino Crudele’?” he asked. Davis thought for a while, “The name doesn't ring a bell. Who are they? Or what is it about?” he asked. “They’re one of the Mafia gangs in Italy. For a very long time, they've laid low, but now they've expanded their chain of operations to New York and have been attacking our men and trying to take over our operations—” “—We caught one of the men a few days ago and after torturing him for days, he finally spoke but it turns out he's just one of the underlings and doesn't know much, although he did mention their target is us—” “—I already deployed some of our men both here and in Italy to find out what they can about this gang, and why they're after us,” he said, hesitating before finally adding. “I’m not a fan of assumptions, but I believe Giovanni might have a hand in this.” Da