The meeting was set for midnight at the old pier warehouse.
Elena made the call with Serena coaching her every word, her voice shaking as she told Agent Morrison about "critical intelligence regarding imminent terrorist activity connected to the Valentino organization."
Morrison took the bait exactly as Serena had predicted.
"She's coming alone," Elena reported, hanging up the phone. "She said federal backup would compromise the intelligence."
"Of course she did." Serena checked her weapon with practiced efficiency. "She can't afford witnesses to what Elena might say about their arrangement."
"What if she doesn't show?"
"She'll show. She's been planning this confrontation for years."
Dante studied his wife's face, seeing something there he'd never noticed before—a cold calculation t
