Beating Around The Bush

Alex looked at her, his face steady, but his mind wavering.

"How does one misconstrue any words into, 'Murder this family for me.' Do you have any idea how ridiculous your claim sounds?" he asked her.

But Amara looked at him with a stoic face.

"And yet, that is what happened. My exact words to him were, 'Bring me Randall West, and make him understand we are his only good option.' Why he thought that meant, 'Murder his entire family,' well, you tell me. I'm just as lost as you.

"But I wouldn't have ordered the death of the family of someone I was trying to recruit. That would be stupid. You may think I am not smart enough to predict your moves and minds, but I am smart enough to know how people think.

"I built this family from nothing, after all. Did you think I inherited the Rossi family?" she asked, looking at Kary intently.

But Kary kept quiet.

"Too small," Alex commented.