Adrian The meeting was dragging on much longer than I needed to. I had come here with the sole purpose of finding a new partner. For the last few months, my whole life had revolved around Ricco, and it was starting to affect my business too. Shipments had been on hold for weeks for fear of Ricco causing trouble and busting them up, and it was not just my business his trouble was affecting. The last few weeks had been quiet though. Surprisingly quiet. Actually the quiet was lasting much longer than I expected it to. I never expected that just the discovery of his wife would be enough to keep him hushed and so well behaved. She did save his life because if not me, other members of the ring were willing and eagerly waiting for the right time to put a bullet in his skull. But that did not

