Capo Dei Capi (Secrets of the Famiglia Part 1)

Chapter 35 (Marco)

My hand remains a temporary fixture to the open door of the warehouse. I listen attentively as I've done

these last 10 minutes to the lot of them let Deno in on the little scene Leonardo witnessed a year ago.

Alec's death comes after. Only one thing here, which I find fascinating, is Alice's insinuations about

Elisa.

Alice Moretti is a fucking bitch, a cold-hearted one at that, but she isn't stupid, and killing Ren would be

a dumb move. Xander Moretti works for me, and he is loyal to a fault. His relationship with Alec took a

considerable turn after he found out about his cousin's likings to young girls.

Deno has had every opportunity to inform the group in the room of these facts, but he simply listens.

And as much as I want to end their story and my torture of having to listen to them, I don't.

“I say we kill Alice and get this fucking shit over with,” Michel says for the fifth time. The boy is out for

blood, which could be a problem. We don't need the youngsters acting out of anger. After the Cartel’s

shipment landed on the news just days before, we were under scrutiny. The cops believed our smaller

Capo's were the big guns. It kept 'the businessmen' safe but hot smoke was hot smoke, and I didn't

want my city filled with red-tape, it was terrible for business.

“No. We can’t just kill her without knowing for sure. She’s my sister.” Yes, now this is something to

smile about. I had my suspicions for a while now, but I never knew for sure.

Elisa, well, that's a different story.

I know things about her that not many do. And those things I'm counting on were going to cause a

ripple in the already suffocating air.

“You can't expect us to do nothing. Dammit Liya," Mero is the one screaming this time. The boys were

a hot breed of testosterone. How Aliyana, the small ample chested girl handled four of them, were a

mystery unto itself. But she did.

It always held me curious and now is no different.

Gabriel has not said a word since they arrived. Interesting, but not surprising. His father is known for

his silence.

"Exactly. Everyone will be watching us, waiting for us to do something. Our people will expect it, you’re

telling me that Alice wouldn't? What if she is carrying out the Russo’s orders? Or, as Gabriel pointed

out earlier, she is looking for vengeance. We can’t just be brain-less, we need to be smart."

My phone rings, and I slip it out of my jacket pocket.

“What do you have?” I ask the man on the other side.

“Your hacker is right. I’m in Kanla, doing shit for the club. Rib is on his way to you with the stuff you

wanted.”

“And the Shadows? Will they stand with me?”

“If the threat extends to her, then yes. The Shadows protect their interests. I suggest you make sure it

doesn’t come to that, or it will get ugly fast.” The ghost ends the call, and I let out a sigh before pushing

open the door.

“Waiting is our only option,” Aliyana voices out again, with a lot more anger than she had in her voice a

minute ago.

"Aliyana is right." She frowns as I step into the warehouse. Her shocked expression showing when she

lays those sad emerald eyes on me. Keeping my gaze on her, I don’t miss the current in the room

changing at my arrival. I am used to it.

The young men stand a bit taller as the quiet tall girl in the corner gives me a salute in greeting. It's

been a while since I've seen the girl, she is taller than I remember. When I called her, I was surprised

she agreed to meet. The Ghost would not be happy with her so close to his sister.

“Why do you look so surprised? He's my brother." I am not sure why the need to explain my presence Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

is such an intense emotion, yet it is.

“Who invited you?” Aliyana asks as her denim leg changes from the crossed leg pose to a more put

together one. I suppress the urge to smile at how she guards herself with her body, yet gives so much

away by her words.

"I did," Deno interjects, "Marco will have the last say before any of you make a move. This is a lot

bigger than you think."

Deno pulls his sleeves up, as I inhale the cement scented air that is mixed with hints of smoke.

Aliyana drops her gaze as I openly stare at her breast, confined in a small blue and white vest. Sartini

knows how to breed. All his daughters were beautiful, with a unique quality that would make a king

notice them from a crowd of millions. But, Aliyana and Alice were rare, they both possess more evil

than good.

"It’s simple, The Russo..." Mero says

"Are innocent of this crime. I thought it was them too until the Bratva showed up asking for Diamond.

After some digging, it made more sense that we were looking in all the wrong places. And Stagio was

very generous with his offer to help avenge Ren’s death." I stop his words with my own.

My eyes remain fixated on Aliyana, standing in the center of the warehouse surrounded by four guys

and a girl.

I walk toward her, stopping only when we are barely