chapter 25

Z A R A

"I'm sure you've been introduced to the five bosses?" Elijah asks.

I nod, "Except for one... something Gambino, I think?"

"Ah, Carlo Gambino. He's the main character of this story," Elijah sighs. "Your high school was around the Toronto area in Canada, right?"

I nod again, "Correct."

"Well, Alejandro enrolled into the school to get closer to one of your classmates, who was the son of Gambino's brother," he explains. "We needed to kill off his brother because he betrayed the omertà."

"He betrayed the what?" I raise a brow.

"Omertà is the code of silence and honor that we uphold as members of this organization. Betraying the omertà is one of the most shameful things you can do as a made man," he continues.

"And how does one betray this code?" I ask out of curiosity.

"By having a big mouth and being a pussy," he smirks.

I try to stifle my laughter, "Explain further, please."

"It's by ratting us out to the authorities, the government, or outsiders, especially during a criminal in