Capo Dei Capi (Secrets of the Famiglia Part 1) novel Chapter 63

“What can I do you for? Or do for you?” My cousins voice has matured these last years.

“A quick question, I hear Salvatore will be working with you.”

“Yup, Aliyana is going to be 21 in a year. Exciting times cousin. Sartini is not too keen on marrying his girl off, so he wants a full on soldier petrol for his daughter until then. She doesn’t know it yet, but word is Deno was the one who suggested it. The two of them are very close.” I heard about the girl, she was a half-blood and seemed harmless enough but also scarce. Almost like a ghost who you only knew by name.

“Poor girl, it isn’t easy been the apple of a bad man’s eye. I hope I get to see her soon.”

“Why do you wanna do that?”

“She’s never at any of the functions.”

He pauses, I know my cousin has a close relationship with this Aliyana, but I am not sure how far his loyalty with her goes.

“Yeah, be thankful she isn’t.” Wow, okay. He was very loyal to her. Interesting.

“Why is that?” My light mood comes to alert at the slight jab my cousin just gave me but my curiosity is peaked.

“Ask your fiancé. I am sure he will have a few words to say about that, he does after all see her every day.” He clips the phone off and my entire face gets red as I stare at Marco slightly fuming that my brat little cousin just cut the call.

Michel’s words sour in my ears. I want to ask him, but I am not a fool, I am 29 years old and I have lived with killers my entire life, I know how this game works. Aliyana Capello is a little girl compared to me. She doesn’t stand a chance. Marco loves me and she spends time with Deno not Marco. Obviously, I don’t think Marco would appreciate my thoughts so I close it up and smile at him.

“Aliyana. Apparently Deno suggested she has her own little army of soldiers at her beck and call. Her and I seem to have something in common. I would love to meet her.”

I watch his face, but he gives away nothing as he stands and watches me but those eyes, black pools of depths that belong to me, say a lot of stuff. I just don’t know what.

I feel vulnerable, naked as I stand across from him fully clothed.

“I have business to attend. I’ll see you later.” He doesn’t kiss me goodbye as he normally does and I don’t move from where I am standing as he leaves me alone in my bedroom. Something about what I said affected him. I need to know what.

Marco loves me.