“I was caught by surprise like everyone else!”
“Surprised? Boss!” I call my father. “If we were surprised like that in our own house, what would we do?”
“At the very least, all the soldiers would be killed and replaced.”
“I agree. But not Giácomo. He trusts his men to guard his precious daughter after a bomb exploded under his precious roof. He trusts those men to escort him to Headquarters. He trusts them!” I let my anger flow so naturally it feels inherent to my soul. When I unleash it, I feel free. Limitless.
That side of me is always dormant, unlike the one in Arturo, who unleashes it whenever he wants. Right now, I want it.
“I didn’t think properly, I—”
“You didn’t think? And a man who doesn’t think can occupy one of these seats and command all the Capodecina? Be the Underboss?”
