Half a Lifetime Later—My Mafia Princess is Finally Mine
she countered, stepping back onto the cobblestones, "Are you coming, or do I have to carry my own bags?"
I followed her. We ducked into a small shop where the walls were lined with hand-painted silks. The owner, an old woman, didn't look at my face, she looked at my hands, staring at the Lombardi ring and knowing exactly who I was.
"The finest silk for the lady?" the woman whispered.
"The finest," Alessia said, pulling a deep, sea-blue wrap from a shelf and draping it over my arm without asking. Then came a dress, then another. "Hold these, Rino. Carefully. If you wrinkle them, I’ll make you iron them tonight."