Reeking of the Santino syndicate

"Scared?" He would have laughed if she didn't look the part. "How is that even possible?"

She jabbed him in the side for making fun of her. "Why can't I be scared? Do you think I'm a superhero?"

"A superhero will run off with their tail between their legs before you talk of being scared." He looked down at her. Who was she kidding? She was a former assassin. What would she be afraid of? Aside from malfunctioning elevators, of course.

Deciding to humor her, he placed a hand around her shoulders. "What are you scared of?"

"I got involved with the wrong person." She grabbed onto his arm as though it would protect her.

"Santino?" It is an easy guess.

She smoothed her hair with a frustrated sigh. "I don't know what I was thinking."

"He may not be behind this." He started referring to the elevator incident. That had everything to do with his family.