As my feet begin to feel unsteady, one of the older mafia men approaches the don."I, Capo Jack, am but a humble servant of the great mafia king, Don Federico," he says. "And every king deserves to have a beautiful woman by his side."He snaps his fingers.Ten women all dressed in short gold dresses
"Don Federico," James breathes out quietly. His eyes suddenly grow wide and wild as he glances at the don, then his father, and finally at me.I take a page out of Alessia's book and smile. James is finally realizing just who the man I'm working for—the man he claims "took me away"—is.If I wasn't b
But a deal is a deal, so I take a step closer to him.It's easy taking off the don's vest. I make sure to carefully fold it and put it to the side. Now it's time to tackle the disaster zone.I start unbuttoning his shirt from the collar down. The worst of the wine spill is near the top of the shirt,
Despite my harsh words, James doesn't lash out. I forgot that he can be extremely patient at times—he's been so strange to me these past few days. But as he takes a deep breath to calm himself, I'm reminded that I do know him.I've seen this action a thousand times during little arguments during the
Would he really kill me over something like this?The don's friend, Capo Matteo I believe, gives me a clue of just how badly I've messed up. He's smiling sweetly, but his eyes show nothing but murderous rage. He quickly wipes the worst of the spilled wine off his hands with a deep chuckle."This has
Federico couldn't believe how rude some of these guests were behaving. Is it because they're holding the banquet at his friend Capo Matteo's estate? Perhaps Federico will need to hold future parties at his own estate so that no one below him grows too comfortable.For now, a glare sends the louder m