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 to

“NO,” the man snapped.

looked at Alessandra in a panic.

a meeting in the future?” she

many times do I have to

right back

go into specifics. You’ll

to be able to identify you

ding ding,” he said sarcastically. “Give the

It was obvious she

I did, too –

could get me to

us what Caterina needs to

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

“How about tonight?”

looked at Alessandra in shock.

“Perfect.”

fly into

Fly into Catania – that’ll be closer

she do when she gets

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

text you when

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

phone off speakerphone

“Alessandra – ”

out into the hall and closed the

bed, feeling guilty

that it sounded like it was going to cost

I pulled out my phone,

was a small city on the

from Florence than I’d ever

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