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.

the street with some other

talk

“NO,” the man snapped.

at Alessandra in a panic.

a meeting in

How many times do I

right back at

can’t go into specifics. You’ll just have

us to be able to identify you to

said sarcastically. “Give the lady

face. It was obvious

I did, too –

could get me

us what Caterina needs

get to Sicily as soon as possible. I don’t know how LONG I

“How about tonight?”

Alessandra in

“Perfect.”

fly into

Fly into Catania – that’ll be closer to

do when

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

number. She’ll text

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

switched the phone off speakerphone and told me,

“Alessandra – ”

then went out into the hall and closed the

feeling guilty that

to cost her

none of that was helping me calm down, so I pulled out my

small city on the eastern coast

than I’d ever been in

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