Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 45

We were meeting Rocco in a town called Gela, another small beach resort on the southern coast of Sicily.

Gela was a lot farther west than Pozzallo, which meant it was closer to Don Vicari’s compound. Paolo got us there in only an hour and a half.

We found Rocco and his boys in another café, sitting outside in their tracksuits.

“Well, well, well,” Rocco said as I walked up with Paolo. “Look who’s here – Mr. Bleedin’ Heart.”

I didn’t say anything. I just stood there grimly.

Rocco stayed in his chair. He knew better than to stand up next to me and look like a school kid.

“Am I gonna have any fuckin’ trouble out of you today?” he snapped.

“No.”

“No, sir,” he corrected me.

All his rent-a-thugs snickered.

“Don’t push it,” I warned him.

He glared at me, then broke out into a smirk. “The only reason I’m puttin’ up with your sorry ass is because Pop said I had to. But you so much as step out of line or give me any lip, I swear…”

He trailed off to imply a threat. It wasn’t very scary.

I wanted to say, You swear what, exactly? You’ll send me back home to Daddy because you’re too much of a pussy to handle it yourself?

Instead, I replied, “I won’t say anything.”

“Good. But just so I don’t have to listen to your fucking whining, today we’re starting with the scum of the earth. Does that meet your approval?” he asked mockingly.

“Fine.”

“Good. Let’s roll.”

Paolo moved to follow the group as they all moved into the street –

not part of my crew. You

watched forlornly as I walked away with Rocco and his

be in a hurry to be a gangster,

you might just get your

you if


the back alleys of Gela, looking for

producing fatter stacks of bills

weren’t exactly flush

told him to have the money (plus a 50% late fee) in five days, or

other guy tried to run for it when he saw

Big mistake.

took

tracksuits were good for

minutes later, Rocco got a phone call on

you? Alright – see you in

alley where the three thugs had the drug dealer

Armani Exchange as Rocco’s dipshits – but his eyes were rimmed with red, and he kept sniffing like

Classic case:

who got high on his

on his boss’s supply, which was his really big mistake. Besides

this is all a misunderstanding,” the guy pleaded. “I got your money – I just gotta go get it. See, I got these guys who all owe me a grand, but they’ve been giving me the runaround. I been on their ass all week about payin’ me back.

his head like

nowhere, he punched

have broken it from the way

couple of people walking by

THE FUCK’RE YOU LOOKIN’ AT?!” Rocco roared at

They immediately disappeared.

“You owe me six grand, you

it’s only

it sounded

a month ago, before all the late fees.

guy

when he’s late on his bills,” Rocco

what they were waiting for

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