Page 94 of The Bonventi Hitman

"I'm fine," I say, lying. I am anything but.

"This here is Agent Greens," he says, pointing to the man I don’t recognize. "He's the one who's been running this operation."

I nod as Agent Harris closes the door behind them.

Agent Greens eyes me. "You seem to be doing well, all things considered."

"I've managed."

"What can you tell us?" Agent Harris asks.

Agent Harris points to a chair. "Please, have a seat. I'm sure you have a lot to share."

I hesitate, then share the basics. "Luca's dead. The Russians killed him. Gabriel took me from the Capstone. I'm living with him now."

"As his mistress?" Agent Greens probes.

"Something like that," I say, my voice tense.

Agent Harris leans in. "Anna, do you realize how dangerous this is?"

"Dangerous?" Agent Greens interrupts. "This is unprecedented access to the Bonventi family, just as we hoped."

Hoped?

"Look, Anna, I'm going to be upfront with you," Harris says. "I was one of the ones who wanted to pull you. You're fresh out of training. Your lead on this is dead, and Isabella thought you were compromised. So, I need to know right now, are you?"

I take a deep breath and push every contradicting thought out of my head and lie. "I'm not compromised. Let's just focus on keeping me safe, unlike Isabella."

"I'm sorry, what do you mean?" Agent Greens asks and leans forward. "You know where she is?"

"Wait, you don't?"

The men look at one another and then back at me.

"No, we've been trying to make contact, but it's been hard since Luca's death," Agent Harris says.

"Well, it'll be impossible now. She's dead. The Irish killed her."

I hide my shock at how easily that lie comes out. Of course, it was the Bonventis, but I can't bring myself to admit that out loud. I can't seem to do much that would even remotely cause harm to Gabriel.

As they process this, I notice something on Agent Greens' notepad that makes my blood run cold.

"What does this mean?" I demand, pointing. "Compromised Collateral Asset #225: W. Tannings. That's Bill's last name."

The agents exchange a loaded glance before Agent Harris sighs. "Anna, there's something you need to know about Bill."

"What?" I ask, dread filling me.

"Bill was a double agent for the Russians," Agent Greens says bluntly. "His plan was to have you captured during the ambush."

"No," I say, my head spinning as I try to process this horrific revelation about my mentor. "That's not possible. Bill would never?—"

"It's true," Agent Harris cuts in. "His real aim that night was to get you in that room and have the Russians capture you."

"However, the Russians went rogue, killed Bill, and planned to kill you to cover their tracks. They didn't plan on Gabriel," Agent Greens says.

"Did you know they were going rogue before the hit or after?"