I gave him a nod of apology. "I'm sorry, padre. But it's true. You know the kind of man Mario is. You know what he did. You're not stupid. And yet, you let him get away with whatever the fuck he wants to." I held his eyes with mine. "You always have. You've created a monster. And now it needs to get put down to protect the rest of us."

Pure fury held him stiff as he stared me down. I wasn't afraid, although maybe I should've been. "You have no idea what you're talking about. Your brother has done nothing but act on orders, MY orders, all these years....