Out of His Reach
“With the Sorrentino family in its current state, which mafia family in New Haven would take you?
“You may have polished yourself in Nassau, but to real families like ours, you’re nothing.
“All these years, climbing upward, wasn’t it to prove something to me? To get my attention?”
As if to prove his point, he took out his phone and held it before me.
On the screen was my social media profile. The bio had five words: Waiting for a dawn.
Nico smiled like a victor.
“Waiting five years, what else could it be? You’re clearly waiting for me to change my mind, to give you that ‘dawn.’
“Lena, admit it. You can’t forget me. Everything you’ve done was for me to see.”
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