Chapter 68 Twist Of Fate

• It was a twist of fate that pulled us apart. One night, when I arrived at our usual meeting place, he wasn't there waiting for me. Instead, I found myself face-to-face with one of the other mafia bosses, a man who had always seemed distant and cold, but who now wore a strangely gentle expression.
• “Alessia,” he said softly. “I'm sorry to have to do this…but Riccardo is dead. The other bosses found out about your affair and had him killed.”
• Shock coursed through me as I stumbled back, my heart pounding in my chest. This couldn't be real, it simply wasn't possible.