Read "Queen of the Empire" first!!!! This is the second book of the Rossi mafia series.
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Liam
One month has passed since the night.
One month has gone by filled with tears and grief.
His heart was shattered to the point of no return. All of the...
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I walked out of my bedroom with Alex right behind me. I walked down the stairs as I checked my phone and saw an unknown missed call. I frowned before looking upwards and walking towards the living room.
"Everything alright?" Alex said as his hand touched my shoulder. I nodded before pressing the call button. I brought my phone up to my ear and waited for the beeping to eventually stop but it never did. I stopped in my tracks, moving the phone away from my ear. "What?" Alex looked back at me before I turned the phone off and moved forward.
"Nothing," I stepped into the meeting room and was immediately met with a projector screen and a laptop at the end of the table. Alex and I walked over to it before sitting down in front of it. I looked through the contacts and video-called Dante and Aldo as the guard closed the door. I leaned back in the chair as we waited for the call to connect.
Dante, to my surprise, was the one to initiate the call. I didn't complain since it's been a good week since we talked.
The image of Dante with Aldo right beside him popped up, making me smile.
"Liam and Alex, so nice you could join," I gave him a nod as Alex smiled.
"I'm assuming there's something you have to tell us?" I asked, knowing that no matter how much he might have loved to talk about life, he didn't arrange meetings for chit-chats.
"Indeed. Last week Aldo met up with Gabriele. The don of the De Niros." I nodded, already familiar with the information. "We signed a deal which means we are going to open a brand new chain of clubs in Europe," I crossed my arms over my chest. "It was an easy decision but Margo suggested you could invest in it yourself. That would be the Martinelli interfering in a way but as far as I'm concerned, Francesco has no more desire to run the mafia." I smiled weakly.
"That's the problem." Aldo frowned. "As much as I'd love to take this step and build a stronger connection with the Cosa Nostra, I don't think now's the time. Francesco blew up earlier today and because of the argument, I doubt he'll want to stop anytime soon."
"Blew-up?" Aldo questioned. Maybe it was a common occurrence in our household but this severe? Haven't seen that one in a while.
"He tried to hurt my mother. Being the protective-asshole that I am, I interfered and kicked his ass good." Dante smiled. It was a nice sight to see after what had gone on this month. "Um..." I cleared my throat before I turned to Alex. He met my eyes, showing some uncertainty on his face about whether or not I should tell them about my latest discoveries. I looked back at the screen. "The diary," I said before I rubbed my jaw with my hand. Both Dante and Aldo frowned.
"The diary? Mariana's diary?" Aldo asked before I nodded. "How... What?" He shook his head in disbelief.
"It appeared mysteriously in my closet. I swear," I held my hands out in defence, "I didn't set this up. I was just as confused if not more."
