“I didn’t fear you. I feared us. I feared what could have been. I feared what could be. I feared the connection we had between each other. The toxicity because I could grasp the danger.”

Dominic Riccitello is an American journalist and author. He is known for his investigative reporting on organized crime and his work as a contributing editor for *The New York Times* and *Vanity Fair*. His writing often exposes systemic corruption and power structures in American society.