I lower my lips to Blake’s ear. “They just walked in. The wife is wearing a green dress.” Blake gives her half-empty glass to a waiter and throws a discreet glance toward the other side of the room. “Yeah, I see. I recognize him from the photos. He looks older though.” “Maybe it’s the stress from the last few weeks. The Ferraros have been picking off their vors like flies. The pakhan can’t be happy.” “Then why does Gino need us if he’s capturing so many of their men?” “Because the pakhan has a near endless supply of soldiers he can throw at the problem. He imports them from Siberia, where his
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