1 month later

I head to the door of my house, and that is when my phone rings. They say a ring can come in many forms, and mine came in this one.

“Hello Papa.”

“Hello, Aliyana.”

“You sound so serious, is everything okay?”

“I need to see you, I'll be there in the next hour.”

“Okay. I didn't know you were in the city.”

“I wasn't until a few hours ago, there has been an accident, the Rasetto’s family plane blew up, no one survived.”

I listen to my father and I still don't know what that has to do with me. But Marco comes to mind and my hands get sweaty. I haven’t seen him since my sister and her baby died.

was best he kept his distance. The death of

of Marco. The Shadows searched for

with my sister. My mother’s picture no longer sits on his desk.

woman only to lose her because

“Papa?”

I would protect you from anyone who did you wrong. And I have, I have made you strong. Given you everything and only asked you for so little. But today my child, I

I whisper again,

to face me, I am confused, what is he talking

has it, when a child gets married the father of the bride cannot refuse a favor. It is considered bad luck but also shameful and weakness we do not need. I am afraid that I was asked a favor that has doomed

talking about? His eyes are so red that I am

ones to fall today. There is a shift in power, the Capo Dei Capi has got a new name, and that name needs a wife Aliyana.” I close my

Xander, I was going to tell you, I want to marry him.” I am not sure how true of a statement that

“That will not be possible any longer, like my daughter, The Consigliere of The 5th State I order you to do as you are

knees and cry. I have thought of a thousand ways in which I would one day come to this moment, me on my knees in front of my father, as many have done but not like

“Who is he?”

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