I look at them both.
“The law is an oath. Carry it with you. Stay safe, but experience freedom.”
“Will we still belong to the Cosa Nostra?” Graziela asks.
“I do not have the power to release you, but I can keep you far away and safe while Nero comes after us. This war is not ours…”
“This will have terrible consequences,” Siena says, frightened and clearly questioning my sanity.
I am questioning it myself.
But how many times will they have to run like Alexandra?
“You will remain under the mafia’s protection for your own safety. That is the story we will tell. The traitors and our enemies want you, and it is the duty of the code of silence to protect you, even if that means keeping you far away.”
I make the promise.
“You will be warned if you are ever in danger. But none of this bel
