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 with

I talk to

“NO,” the man snapped.

looked at Alessandra in a panic. She waved me off

you can arrange a meeting in the future?” she

do I have to

right back at

You’ll just have to trust

want us to be able to identify you

said sarcastically. “Give the lady a

was obvious she thought

I did, too –

if he could get

us what Caterina needs to

to Sicily as soon as possible. I don’t

“How about tonight?”

at Alessandra in shock. She

“Perfect.”

fly

be closer to

should she do when she

a taxi to a hotel. Keep your phone on and charged so I can reach

number. She’ll text you when she

here. I could get whacked for this, so I’m expecting something big enough to

phone off speakerphone and

“Alessandra – ”

right back,” she promised, then went out into

sat there on my bed, feeling guilty that she was

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

was helping me calm down, so I pulled out my

city on the eastern coast

Florence than I’d ever been in

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