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 –

“You’re not part

I walked away with Rocco and his

a hurry to be a gangster, I

might just get

you if you


alleys of Gela, looking

producing fatter stacks of bills than the shopkeepers from

of guys weren’t

ground. Rocco told him to have the money (plus a 50% late fee) in

run for it when he saw Rocco

Big mistake.

took off at

those tracksuits were good

later, Rocco got a phone

him? Good. Where are you? Alright – see

found an alley where the three thugs had the drug dealer pinned up against

same Armani Exchange as Rocco’s dipshits – but

Classic case:

idiot who got high

was his really big mistake. Besides

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. If you go with me, you could, like, scare the shit out of

head like

then, out of nowhere, he punched

from the way the

couple of people walking by

YOU LOOKIN’ AT?!” Rocco roared at

They immediately disappeared.

to the guy. “You owe me six grand,

only three,” the guy

jaw, it sounded more like, No, ih on-ee

a month ago, before all the late fees. Now you

– ” the guy

this piece of shit what happens when he’s late on his bills,” Rocco said

what they were

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