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.

I meant it. I was happy to hear my big brother was okay – and that nobody was listening in on her side of the conversation. “Will he

he should stay in Venice and rest, but he absolutely insists on being there. I don’t think anything but a direct order

I chuckled.

him thank you.” And then I said something she knew was out of character for me: “I really want everybody I love to

I love – was the night I’d

been

as well

picked up on it then; I was hoping

her reply, I was pretty

sure everybody will

know when

flying over to Sicily

come 24 hours ahead of

“No,” Don Vicari interjected.

I’d planned for that.

him, pretending to plead. “What’s 24

snapped.

trying to

‘24 hours ahead of

Alessandra got the hint.

doesn’t want it – by the way, Don

quite decide if something was up or not.

that little chapel near – what was the village?

“Resuttano.”

“Right, Resuttano.”

know she’d tell Cat to be at

before the

heart leapt in my chest, but I managed to

flying into my private estate,” Don Vicari said

– wonderful! I can’t

“Hrm,” he harrumphed.

get back okay?”

did! He brought

“Who?” I asked, surprised.

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