My stepmother hisses behind me, as Gabriel engulfs me in his arms again laughing.
“Aliyana, let's get inside,” My stepmother says in a firm voice, as I take another step back from Gabriel. His dark olive skin, and narrow, sharp features, with those almond-shaped eyes, have caused his uncle a lot of headaches over the years.
The DeMarco family is married into the Catelli family. My Papa once mentioned that Gabriel’s uncle married our Capo's sister.
Ren told me once, they had a daughter. However, I am not so sure how true it is.
Rumors get people killed in the Mafia. We shouldn't start them unless we have facts.
My Papa instilled in me the art of silence and not starting rumors when I was still young, untainted by the reality of the cruel world I live in. It was the first and last time
