“The one you never talk about.”
“First you,” she smiles, referring to the secret I’m ashamed to tell. “The point is: if you are never leaving, you must make the best of your time.”
“What are you saying?”
“Lorenzo. He can be your enemy or your ally. I know his accomplishments and the evil within him: too loyal to the code of silence, he lives, dies, kills, and destroys for it more than anyone else—even more than his own father. I know the nuances of the future Capo. But he offered you a life and a home. Just enjoy it.”
“I don’t even know him. And enjoying what he offers feels like betraying all the others, with…” I omit Alexandra’s name.
“None of us knows the other in this life. I’m not telling you to love him, if you don’t want to. But enjoy it. He intends to make it work, so go along
