CLAIMED BY THE DON
“I’m sorry for what happened. I’m sorry for putting your life in danger. I never meant for any of this to touch you.”
My stomach twisted. “Oh my god, you do know her.”
He nodded once, it was slow and miserable.
“Who is she?”
“Her name is Donna Sofia.” He spoke the name like it tasted bitter. “She’s married to one of the old bosses, Don Moretti. Back when Don Antonio adopted me, Don Moretti and Antonio were partners, they were thick as thieves.”
He paused, rubbed his thumb across his knuckles like the motion could erase what came next.