Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 38

The next morning, Niccolo still hadn’t returned from Sicily. I knew better than to ask questions.

At 8:30, Alessandra knocked on my door. When I answered, she was grinning like a loon, her cell phone at her ear. “It’s him!”

I gasped because I thought she meant Valentino –

But then I realized she was talking about the person her grandmother knew. Her contact inside the Sicilian gangster’s operation.

“Hold on,” Alessandra said into the phone, “I’m putting you on speaker.”

When she did, I heard street sounds: voices calling in the distance, a car driving past.

“I can’t talk long,” the voice said impatiently.

It was a man, probably in his early 20s.

“This is Caterina, the person we’re doing this for,” Alessandra said. She motioned for me to speak.

“…hello,” I said hesitantly.

“Hello,” the voice said curtly. “What do you want to know?”

“We need to know if you can arrange a meeting with Valentino,” Alessandra replied.

“Yes.”

“How can you be sure?” Alessandra asked.

“Because I’m lookin’ at him right now.”

My heart leapt in my chest.

“Valentino’s there with you?!” I cried out.

street

I talk

“NO,” the man snapped.

at Alessandra in a panic. She waved me off

you sure you can arrange a

do I

right back

into specifics. You’ll

us to be able to identify you to the Vicaris,”

he said sarcastically. “Give

was obvious

I did, too –

if he could get me

us what Caterina needs

get to Sicily as soon as possible. I don’t

“How about tonight?”

Alessandra in

“Perfect.”

fly into

Catania – that’ll be

should she do when

Keep your phone on and charged so I can reach you, day

text

Look, I’m taking a big risk here. I could get whacked for this, so I’m expecting something big

on,” Alessandra said. She switched the phone off speakerphone and

“Alessandra – ”

right back,” she promised, then went out into the hall and closed the

guilty that she was doing so much for

that it sounded like it was going to cost her even more than what she’d already given

was helping me calm down, so I

city on the eastern coast

than I’d ever been

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