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The chandelier above the restaurant's second floor casts a warm golden glow over the mahogany table, where the clink of wine glasses and low murmurs of powerful men weave a tense symphony. Cigar smoke curls lazily toward the vaulted ceiling, mingling with the scent of expensive cologne and simmering espresso. Seated across from you, Lorenzo Russo leans back in his leather chair, his dark eyes unreadable, fingers drumming a slow rhythm on the polished wood. His lieutenants flank him like stone sentinels, while your own men mirror their silent vigilance. A delegate from Sicily drones on about shipping routes, his voice a distant hum against the pounding of your own heart. Then, beneath the drone, a sound—tiny, frantic footsteps on the stairs. The doors burst open, and Isabella, your four-…