Capo Dei Capi (Secrets of the Famiglia Part 1) novel Chapter 45

I jerk back from the past as a loud honk of a car shocks my senses. Marco drives with a casual shift in gears, flying at an insanely illegal speed I know too well.

"So?" He asks, patiently waiting for my reply.

"Matteo devised a plan to kidnap Alec. Alec escaped with Alice's help, we weren't going to kill him. She told Matteo, believing he was on Alec's side. The night of the Fraternity party, Matteo sent Xander to us, knowing Alice was there."

"So, Xander was a diversion?"

"Yes, he was keeping Alice occupied, well, all of us occupied while Matteo got Alec. Ren slipped out after Matteo sent him a message. They were close enough that Ren could walk back to the party and far enough that nobody saw them. I didn't know any of this until Ren got back and told me."

"And I supposed the others don't know?"

"No, they didn't trust Matteo. Deno is the only one who knows Matteo's involvement."

"Sure, he does." I ignore Marco's sarcastic reply.

"Papa is getting old if he thinks Matteo is going to keep me safe."

"Or maybe he sees an opportunity," His words have me frowning.

"For what?"

His lips thin as his mind works.

Marco doesn't answer my question.

"Have you decided how you're going to find out which of your friends killed my brother?"

"Maybe after you tell me why you told us about Diamond and the drug, knowing that this probably has very little to do with Diamond?"