“Where is she? I want to meet with her,” Cesare said into the phone pressed against his ear, holding it between his shoulder and head. He didn't look at Eliana as he passed her. It had been six weeks since he became Capo. Giulio had told her after she asked about it, after noticing that Cesare had been coming home extremely late. And sometimes, not until the next morning. He had tried speaking with her, but she had avoided his every advance. He continued trying, but lately, he hadn't been coming home at all, and she didn't want to think too much about it. But her brain had a way of steering her thoughts toward dark places, and she had followed them. Cesare loved sex. He couldn't stay more than twenty-four hours without some form of intimacy, yet he had gone more than a month without it and was approaching two months. And still, nothing. Whenever he tried talking to her, he never brought up sex. He only wanted to speak with her, ask about her well-being, and check on her do
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