CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE

Gio and Sensi had hung around the city all day, unable to go home but unable to go anywhere too exposed. They'd considered going to see Daniella but had opted against it, seeing as they could be endangering her if indeed Don Fabrizio was after them.

And so, when the clock hit 9:30, they'd gotten up from their seats in the bar they were in, got in Gio's car, and began to drive down to Tequila.

The ride down there was quiet until they arrived at the bar and saw that The Don was also just arriving at that time. Gio parked, but neither he nor Sensi got out. They chose to sit back in the car and observe the landscape. They observed that he hadn't brought Mercedes with him, as the letter had requested, so he probably had some other proposal and wasn't willing to do things on Aleksandr's terms. Understandable. But still, there were many more reasons to be cautious.

“Well, if he's here for the meeting, then he can't possibly want to come at us, at least not here, right?” Gio asked, without lo