Instead of it being completely impossible, I knew that I was just desperately hoping that it wasn’t true. If what Francesca told me was true, then somehow my mother had ended up marrying the ex-boss of the largest mafia gang in the country, and we were now a part of that family. Just thinking about it sent a shiver running down my spine and made my throat go dry. A lump formed in my throat, and it was difficult to swallow as anxiety built up inside of me. As I returned to the office building, it felt like I saw everything from a completely different perspective and in a very different light. The luxurious and modern office building felt like it had a mysterious secret that it was desperately trying to hide. I couldn’t help but stare at every single person I walked past as I wondered if the
