Capo Dei Capi (Secrets of the Famiglia Part 1)

His grey-brown eyes frown at me, jaw ticking. Lorenzo is young, with lots of potential, but hot-headed and hot-head people get killed.

I happen to need him alive and well. He is the good son. He is going to be a lawyer. We never have enough of those. Deno has already done 6 months in prison while we found a soldier to take his place and plead guilty. It was a small-time away from home, and he needed it at 21, but still shouldn’t have happened.

Deno walks toward us, and I see the young man has stopped moving altogether, openly watching us. I don't mind as he is the one who offered me this information for protection.

Such protection was costly, especially from a Stone. The Stone family is one of The Elites. A group of powerful families who own their own town and live by their own rules.

They also paid handsomely for artifacts and other stuff we felt needed to stay in safe hands that didn’t sweat when a CIA agent came peeping, or some bad men decided they wanted something to sell.

to their own, and we kept ties with them open.

with a liking for valuable pieces and Luke Lore is very valuable, much more than any penny or pound. Which is the reason I allowed Luke to wear out my fucking carpet while I savored a few glasses of brandy

covered shoulder,

brother, how do I explain it to you? These men are like mice who just made it past the door, if we strike now, they’ll scurry away and hide. Mice are hard to catch when their guards are

we strike to kill,” I

weakness, and every territory has its games, because that is precisely what it is, one big fucking game.

to be a popular game these passing years. There were 3 kings, who owned a bit of everything, a few Princes, who held the promise of future leaders and an army waiting patiently in the shadows for its Queen. Then there is me,

devils' eyes, and unlike many, I have a prize jewel

Amberlo made for you and get ready for tonight. Vince is bringing your lady, she can spend the evening. Tomorrow I have a job for you and your friends. Take Luke with you, show him his room, will you?” I say knowing the hard look he is blessing me with