Chapter 9
Salvatore knew part of the continuity plan.
That hurt.
Not the altered wine.
He swore he did not.
I believed him.
But he knew Marcus had been gathering support for temporary command.
He assumed I approved.
Why?
Marcus said I did.
There it was.
Again.
People using my silence as authorization.
I changed the rule.
Nothing involving succession, guardianship, or family continuity could be attributed to me secondhand.
Ask me.
Directly.
One capo complained that this slowed things down.
May you like
“Good.”
Some decisions deserve friction.
