#Chapter 85 – Interrogation

Romano begins the interrogation by snapping questions out at me, fast. I stumble through my answers, suddenly grateful that Nico put me through my paces this morning – made me repeat the story so many times that I could do it in my sleep. I realize, suddenly, that he was preparing me for this – and that Romano scared me on purpose, to ensure that I was off-kilter when I came in. When I finish answering all of his questions, he asks them all again, faster this time – in different order - shouting them at me, pounding his hand on the desk. I answer all of them again wide-eyed and desperate for this to end. When he gets to the end of the questions again I stare at him, panting a little, not daring to look up at Christian for support. I stare right back at the mob boss, hoping desperately that I did it right – that I didn’t fuck up any of my answers. Romano stares right at me, his expression stony, before he simply waves his hand, dismissing me from the room. “Get the fuck out of here,