Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 90

My cell sat on the desk between us. I put it on speakerphone and hit the Contact for Alessandra.

She answered after just a few rings.

“Hello?”

“Hey, Alessandra.”

“Valentino! How are you?”

“Not bad. I’m here with Don Vicari.”

‘Not bad’ was a code word we used when we called each other.

Lars had come up with a list of them.

Outstanding let you know that the speaker didn’t have a gun to his head and that nobody was listening in who shouldn’t be.

Not bad, though, meant Proceed with caution.

I’d told her that Don Vicari was listening in, yes, but I’d used the code word to emphasize extra caution.

I knew Alessandra was familiar with Lars’s code.

I just hoped she realized I was using it.

“Good,” she said. “Hello, Don Vicari.”

“Hello,” he said gruffly.

“How are you?” I asked.

“Outstanding! Massimo’s out of bed and walking around all on his own!”

Outstanding!

So she did get it.

and that nobody was listening in on her side of the conversation. “Will he be

there. I don’t think

I chuckled.

said something she knew was out of character for me: “I really want everybody I love to be there at

those words – everybody I love –

had specifically been

might as well have been code for

on it then; I was hoping she would pick

her reply, I was pretty sure she got

sure everybody will try.

to know when everybody was

over to Sicily

come 24 hours ahead of time? I’d

“No,” Don Vicari interjected.

I’d planned for that.

him, pretending to

Vicari snapped. “Don’t

trying to convince

emphasizing ‘24

Alessandra got the hint.

your father-in-law doesn’t want it – by the way, Don Vicari, what

like he couldn’t quite decide if something was

little chapel near – what was the village?

“Resuttano.”

“Right, Resuttano.”

was letting me know she’d tell Cat to be at the chapel outside Resuttano at noon tomorrow

hours before

leapt in my chest, but I managed to keep a

you’ll be flying into my private estate,” Don Vicari said

can’t

“Hrm,” he harrumphed.

get back okay?” I

He brought

“Who?” I asked, surprised.

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