Up close, I can see this guy is late forties, rough and not well-shaven or well-groomed. He has the air of a street thug with watery blue eyes that seem devoid of life.

‘’I’m no one - a hired hand leaving a message. Seems someone of importance values you enough to warrant me to make a mark.’’

Shit!

Santagato never backed off at all. He’s unconvinced that Alexi isn’t into me and thinks I am a weakness. It has to be. I don’t even know how he managed to keep a ...