Alessio
Rushing through the halls of the mansion, I made my way to Dad’s office. Once in a while I nodded at some of the guys hanging around, trying to remain as calmly as possible.
During a meeting, Dad called me, his voice full of worry as he told me to come over right away.
As I approached his office door, Dante turned the corner, heading in the same direction. We stopped, facing each other.
"He called you too?" Dante asked after a short while.
"Yeah?” I replied, surprised to see him there. Dad rarely bothered my brothers because he had made me his target for life.
"And Gian?" he asked, glancing around as if he would appear any second.
I reached for the doorknob. "Don’t know—haven’t seen him all day. I thought he was with you."
"Me neither. I thought he was with you," Dante sp
