Chapter 3
Aliyana
We get home after 2-hours due to traffic. The familiarity of home is welcomed to me. I have lived here for a while, with Papa around for most of it.
This house is one of my father's many properties. Like most in the Famiglia, Papa has legitimate businesses and The 5th State ones.
The 4-floor Mansion my sister and I walk into is one of the legitimate things he owns - Real Estate.
“Hello, siamo a casa Papa,” We are home papa, I yell.
Papa doesn’t respond.
He is either busy or out back in the gardens. I am guessing the former.
“You two are quite cheerful today, excited for tonight?”
Filippo, my eldest brother, walks out from the open archway leading to the study. His voice is deep and loud as his big smile makes us giddy. I haven’t seen him in months. Staying on thi
