Sal Gabrini: Burning Love by Monroe Mallory

Author:Monroe, Mallory [Monroe, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Austin Brook Publishing
Published: 2016-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Gemma managed to drive her Aston-Martin undetected to the back end of the courthouse parking lot. But she knew it was only a temporary fix. Because those reporters weren’t stationed at every single entrance for their health. They were waiting for her. And she had no choice but to confront them. She had to be in court in half an hour.

When her cellphone rang, and she saw Sal’s face on the Caller ID screen, she felt as if she’d been given a reprieve. However temporary too.

“Hey, hon,” she said as soon as she answered. “At your office?”

Sal was on his plane, leaned back and with his legs crossed. Robby sat across from him. And based on his instincts alone, something he relied on more than anything else, Sal trusted him. “I’m not in the office,” he responded to Gemma, “but I’m on my way there.”

Gemma didn’t like the sound of that. “Where are you?”

“I had to take care of some business this morning.”

Gemma knew better than that. “What business, Sal?”

“Business, Gemma.”

“What business?”

There was a hesitation. “I was in Pittsburgh, okay? I’m on my way back.”

Gemma was livid. “You knew you weren’t allowed to leave this jurisdiction until the investigation was over, Sal! They told you to stay put. You don’t want to give these people a reason to indict, and they’ll pull that trick out of their hat just to show you who’s in charge.”

Sal frowned. “And who’s in charge? Them?”

“You know what I mean.” Then Gemma settled back down. It was useless arguing about it now. “Why didn’t you tell me you were going out of state?”

“Because you would have insisted I stay and kowtow to those cops and lawyers just like you’re doing now. But forget that shit. I had business to take care of.”

Gemma hesitated. “Tito Zecatta?” she asked.

Sal looked out of his plane. Messy business. “Yup.”

“What did he say? Did he give you any names?”

“Nope.”

Gemma leaned her head back. “So you went all that way for nothing?”

“I don’t know about that,” Sal responded. “T still was the one who tried to set me up. He might have been working for somebody, he might have worked alone. I don’t know. He wouldn’t snitch. But I still had a debt to settle with him. And I settled it.”

Gemma’s heart squeezed. How she worried about that man! “You didn’t get hurt, did you?” she asked.

“No. And all of my guys got out okay too. A few cuts and bruises, but they’re okay.”

“Thank goodness for that,” Gemma said. “What about the other one? Mouse Lanza? Did you go see him?”

“Can’t find him. But my men are on it.”

“He lives In Pittsburgh too?”

“I don’t know where he lives. That’s why they call him Mouse. He has bolt holes all over the country. Never a go-to residence. He could be anywhere. But my men are on it.”

“You don’t think he could be the mastermind. Do you?”

“Hell no. If anything, he was following T. But I don’t rule shit out until I can rule it out.

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