Juan certainly isn't a fool, but a wise young man, he's the exact opposite of the Piss-Ant Riz, who by the way wouldn't' know how to take advice...The "Old Artefacts" by the way have been around the block enough times to understand discretion is the path to survival...
What is already working against the fuckwad rat-faced pissant, is the story Sam is about to see hit the press regarding Thomas and his boyfriend. With that much publicity, kidnapping or otherwise harming either one of them, would be the death knell of the mob. The heat brought on by an outraged public would reverberate pretty high up, kiss your rat-faced ass goodby...can you say expendable??? I would not be surprised if clandestine meetings and information shared between the Old Artefacts and Juan's team...
Chapters can't come fast enough, I've tried waiting so I could read two at a time but...that only leads to wanting three at a time...dang it!!!