Valeria

The tension between Dante and me remained over the next few days. Neither of us apologized for what happened in the conference room. I was not ready to pretend that the conversation had not happened, and from the way Dante carried himself, I knew he was not ready either.

However, neither of us allowed that disagreement to interfere with what needed to be done. There was too much at stake. Aurelio was still out there. His network was still active. Every day we spent ...