Chapter 26

"I'm protecting you." Clemenza looked directly into his eyes, her tone firm yet gentle. "Just like in the car. Carmine, this ledger is a nuclear weapon. The deterrence of a nuclear weapon lies in 'possession,' not in 'launch.' If you detonate it now, those people will band together against you out of fear. To cover up their crimes, they will kill us at any cost."

Carmine fell silent. He was ar