Capo Dei Capi (Secrets of the Famiglia Part 1)

My small pep talk now over with, I survey the area around us. Spotting a jock walk out of the white mansion, I can't help the smile on my face as the excitement of standing here fills me with the same adrenalin rush as the thought of Papa catching me.

The music coming from inside is a mixture of techno and house. The jock guy finishes the drink in the red cup and throws the empty onto the hedge, which I notice is filled with red cups. A tall brunette wearing a white vest and tight jeans walks up to him and kisses his cheek. He slings his arm over her shoulders, half hanging on her, half hugging her. She repeats his earlier action, throwing her cup on the hedge before walking back inside with him.

“The designated bin. I can’t wait for college.” Sienna’s voice goes wistful as Ren, Elisa and Kylie start talking about Landon Walker. Kylie apparently knows the guy from a racing event she attended last year.

"I was looking for an in with Mercedes Benz, so I could get blueprints to one of their unreleased cars, and then bam, I met Landon. His dad builds Mercedes engines," Her voice rises the closer we get to the noise.

“He's the cliché version of Small-town boy gone pro,” Kylie finishes as I stare at her a bit lost.

Elisa asks, loving the

on sticks and a double shot of strong good ole fashion Moonshine,” Sienna responds seconds before she starts laughing, Kylie following in on her

you were talking to the other day,” Kylie explains as she clicks her finger, but I draw a blank.

with the black and red mustang,” Kylie clarifies.

be a Deno. Maybe a Gabriel,”

different, but Deno is different in our society. Our future Capo, and the underboss. He’s the 2nd eldest brother from Capo Marcello

in him, he is warm but hollow at the same time. His smile comes quickly, as the small pinpricks of fear, he instills in

news one time too many, part of me knows that it's more than his time in the pent that defines him.

there's something he keeps locked away, and every day it eats him