All Chapters of BURNING WITH THE MAFIA PRINCE : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Adeline's POVThe photos haunted me.Grey Falvetti at the Gravano building, at the estate. He was embedded in our world before he'd ever "met" Annabelle.This wasn't romance. This was reconnaissance.And my sister was the target.I needed to protect her. But how could I do that without telling her the truth? Without revealing who I really was? What this family really was?The next morning, I made calls. First, it was to a security company I'd used before. They were discreet and professional, no questions were asked."I need surveillance on someone 24/7. But they can't know they're being watched.""Who's the target?"I gave them Annabelle's details, her address, class schedule, and regular spots."What are we looking for?""Anyone following her, anyone watching her. Specifically a man named Grey Falvetti. And anyone he might be working with.""You want intervention if there's a threat?""No. Just documentation. I need to know everywhere she goes. Everyone she talks to. But don't engag

Adeline's POVI called Stardust the moment we got home."I need everything you have on Grey Falvetti. Now.""I'm still digging. These things take—""I don't have time. He just proposed to my sister. Wedding's in six months. I need to know who he really is before then."There was silence on the other side. “Okay. Let me walk you through what I've found so far. It's... weird.""Weird how?""His background exists. But it's shallow. Like someone built an identity that looks real on the surface but falls apart under scrutiny.""Explain.""Grey Falvetti, born in Hartford, Connecticut, twenty-eight years ago. Parents listed as deceased, no siblings. Attended Yale, graduated with honors. Currently works at Meridian Financial Group.""That all sounds legitimate.""It does. Until you dig deeper. I pulled his Yale records. He's listed as a graduate, class of 2019. But there's no photo in the yearbook. No mention in any campus publications. No social media posts from classmates tagging him. It's

Adeline's POVWe spent the next three hours in Kayden's study.Laptops open, files spread across the desk. Everything we'd both found about Grey laid out between us.For the first time since this marriage began, we were working together. Really working together.No secrets, no holding back."Okay," Kayden said. "Let's start from the beginning. What do we actually know?"I pulled up my notes. "Grey Falvetti is a fake identity, built on the names of Robert and Margaret Falvetti, a couple who died fifteen years ago with no children.""His real name is Grayson Falco, arrested at fourteen for aggravated assault against a thirteen-year-old girl. Records were sealed by Judge Bellamy.""The same judge your family uses to bury inconvenient cases.""Right. And my father was listed as his guardian, he took responsibility for him after the arrest.""So your father has known him since he was a teenager, protected him and kept him close.""Two years ago, Grayson worked for us under his real name as

Adeline's POVI called Annabelle the next morning."Hey! I was just thinking about you. Want to get coffee?""Yeah. Actually, that would be great. I need to talk to you about something.""Ooh, sounds mysterious. Is everything okay?""Just... sister stuff. Can you meet me in an hour?""Absolutely. Our usual place?""Perfect."I hung up and stared at the photos on my phone. The evidence from Russio's safe that proved Grey was an asset…an assignment, and Annabelle was a target.But how could I tell her that without revealing everything? Without exposing what I'd found? What I'd done?I couldn't show her the photos. I couldn't explain how I got them.Which meant I had to convince her with words alone, no proof.Our usual café was quiet mid-morning. Annabelle was already there, two lattes sat in front of her, waiting."So," she said as I sat down. "What's the sister emergency?""It's about Grey."Her smile faded. "Of course it is. You still don't like him.""Belle, I'm just concerned—""Y

Adeline's POVEight weeks became our countdown.Every morning, I woke up and counted down…56 days. 55 days. 54 days.Every day that passed was one day closer to Belle marrying a man who was using her.Kayden and I turned his study into a war room.The walls were covered with photos, timelines, connections….everything we knew about Grey, about Russio, about how they fit together."We need to organize this better," Kayden said on day three. "Figure out what we know and what we still need to find."I grabbed a marker and started writing on the whiteboard we'd installed.KNOWN:Grey's real name: Grayson FalcoWorked for Gravano family 2 years agoIdentity fabricated, funded by Gravano shell companyMeeting regularly with RussioHas access to family documentsJuvenile record sealed by Judge BellamyUNKNOWN:What Grey did as a juvenileWhat his current mission isWhen Russio will give final ordersHow to prove any of this to Belle"That's a lot of unknowns," Kayden observed."Then we make t