The first time I met Alana was five years ago at one of my colleague’s birthday parties. She flitted through the halls like the most beautiful butterfly in a greenhouse. She perched from guest to guest, greeting them with deceptive friendliness and grace. I was one of the many people who was deceived by her beauty.
After that birthday party, I managed to get her name and find out who she really was. Grandpa was very excited when I started talking about Alana Calonzo in front of him. He said he and Diego Calonzo had been working together for years. Grandpa had the idea to set Alana up with me to strengthen the relationship between the Sicilian mafia and the Chicago Outif, but Alana had a boyfriend at the time, and the match never happened.
Three months after my first meeting with Alana, G
