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I believe him. Judging by the look in his grey eyes, he’s not going to stop until he does find her. He strikes me as the kind of person who’s not great at letting things go. In the meantime, I relax slightly in his presence. The man in front of me is definitely The Shadow. But that’s not who he really is.
“Who are you? What’s your real name?”
“Dominic,” he states.
I arch an eyebrow. “Last name?”
“Sorry, no can do. I’m not at liberty to give that information.”
That makes me frown. “All right then. Why did you ask for a meeting, Dominic? All I’ve gotten from you since I became Don are vague text messages. You’re lucky you still have your seat at the table. I’m beginning to wonder if you even deserve it.”
He rubs his jaw. “I apologize for my absence in the past two months. I had a personal issue to sort out. But I was still tuned in to everything that was going on at the organization. My job is to reroute any threats to our confidential information. And to inform you if there’s any imminent danger.”
“I’m guessing there’s imminent danger to report now,” I drawl.
“Yes,” he nods. “Sebastian’s planning something against you. I’ve managed to intercept several messages from an untraceable number which confirm that.”
“What kind of messages?”
“Coded ones. Which is how I know he’s planning something big.”
I cross my arms over my chest, deep in thought.
“Any chance you can decode the messages?”
“I’m already on it. But it’ll take me some time—a week, maybe two. I’m also trying to work out who’s sending him the messages. I just wanted to warn you. Be careful. You and your wife both need to take care.”
My eyebrows rise. “You know my wife?”
He smiles for the first time. It’s a small one, but it does make him seem less cold. Aurora likes to call me a robot. It would interest her to meet someone with even fewer emotions than me. His smiles barely even feel genuine.
“I met her once, a very long time ago, when we were kids. I’m sure she doesn’t remember me, though.”
“You didn’t live in the compound. I’m guessing you stayed in Marco’s home for some time,” I deduce. It would explain how Camila knows him.
“Well done, Don. But a word of advice—don’t try to find out who I am. People who know my true identity tend to end up dead.”
“Because you kill them?”
He doesn’t reply, and my eyes narrow.
“Like I said, you don’t need to know anything about me. I’m just here to make sure you don’t get killed,” he states. “Do you have anything you’d like me to look into?”
“Nothing at the moment. But if you’re going to go MIA like that again, I’d like to know in advance. Are we clear?”
“All right. Pleasure doing business with you, Ramirez,” he says, offering me a handshake which I accept. “Oh right, before I forget, try to let me know whenever you plan to legally register your marriage. I know a guy.”
His grey eyes glitter with amusement for a second before they go back to being emotionless. I roll my eyes. Of course, he knows about our fake marriage. I’m not too worried. I think he just mentioned it so I can be aware that he knows. It’s a show of power to make it clear we’re on the same team.
“You and I will be meeting again soon, Dominic,” I say.
“Of course. One last thing. Valerio always used to talk about balance and how the smallest thing can topple a house of cards, especially from within.”
“He liked to make analogies,” I say warmly, a little shocked at how he’s casually bringing up the late Don.
It makes me wonder even more about their relationship. And how he came to earn his power.
“Yes, and this particular one was in reference to the table and the power each man sitting there holds.”
