bitch!”
“I would never threaten the mother of the man I love. You mistake what I say Mama Sophie!”
Sophie slapped the young woman, “Get out of my home. Ora!”
Geovonna’ s hand flew to her stinging cheek, although the injury was to her heart. She struck back with venom . “ As you said a man chooses and not his mother. When he learns Luzo is his father and you have lied, he will turn to the woman who loved him enough to tell him the truth.”
Sophie froze. “You would not dare!”
“We will see!” Geovonna said then made a quick escape before the woman thawed.
Selange entered the kitchen , saw Sophie’s stricken face and hurried over, “Sophie is everything okay?”
The words were low, “She knows about Luzo…”
Selange’s eyes widen ed in shock, “She knows…how?”
“I don’t know…I don’t know,” the older woman whispered. “I don’t know.”
“Call Giuseppe, get to him before she does Sophie. Please, do it. Don ’ t let him find out from her .”
“She will not cross me . If she does she will regret it.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
Alfonzo grunt when something struck him in the face and he blinked awake. Sal’s arm covered his nostrils and he grumbled. They were in a king-size bed and the kid still managed to wind up on his side , g o figure?
He pushed the boy’s arm away and stretched his eyelids to adjust to the curtained room . How long had they slept? When he snatched his watch from the nightstand, he frowned. He’d slept the entire afternoon. Shit!
His head turned to view his son . He wasn’t li tt l e Sal, anymore. Sneaking out to hang with the teens was a bold move. If anything had happened to his son…he grit his teeth…he didn’t want to think about it. Thank goodness nothing had. He decided not to tell Selange. She’d have a fit and then question the security . T he boy would be on lock-down the rest of his life. Sal learned his lesson , besides despite his bad decision to sneak from the house, he did make a good choice when he called his dad.
The cell spoke, “L ou’s calling.”
Alfonzo slid up against the headboard and reached an arm to the mahogany to p . He waited a few seconds for the electronic signal scan . He paid handsomely for the counter - surveillance technology. Anyone tapping into his cell signal or had bugs anywhere within the vicinity, he’d know. Shit worked, too. He got the go ahead then tapped the illuminated white icon on the black screen. “Yeah, what’s up ?”
“ They found the Russian and t alking robbery for drugs .”
Alfonzo cleared the sleep from his throat. He smelled food. His stomach growled from the aroma like a hungry wolf , “Yeah, good. ”
“ Nothing else?”
“Everything’s clean as a whistle. Sidenote, the Sergio kid fenced Geo’s watch.”
“Not surprised.”
“He got 10G for a 200G piece.”
“Yeah, he’s really smart. Alright Lou thanks.” The n he hung-up and watched the rolling white lights on the base of the device as it scanned then went green. Still a clear signal.
Alfonzo fisted his eyes and yawned. He had to get moving. A late visit to Matteo was in order. First things first , though. He shook Sal awake. “Hey ...get up. Shower and get dressed so we can eat.”
The boy’s drowsy eyes opened and drool slipped from the side of his mouth, “Huh?”
“You heard me. Feels crappy not getting eight hours sleep, doesn’t it?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Well, hijo. If you want to hang with the big boys, better start getting accustomed to waking up feeling like shit. Levantarse, ahora!”
Sal bolted forward, “Okay…okay.”
Alfonzo gripped his neck and brought the sleepy face to his chest and shook and the big but little head wobbled. “I’m proud of you hijo for stepping up and taking responsibility , comprende? ”
“ Sí, gracias. Do es that mean I’m not in trouble anymore?”
“ Is that what you heard …let me see those eyes… were you drinking, niño? ” Alfonzo joked,
“I would never threaten the mother of the man I love. You mistake what I say Mama Sophie!”
Sophie slapped the young woman, “Get out of my home. Ora!”
Geovonna’ s hand flew to her stinging cheek, although the injury was to her heart. She struck back with venom . “ As you said a man chooses and not his mother. When he learns Luzo is his father and you have lied, he will turn to the woman who loved him enough to tell him the truth.”
Sophie froze. “You would not dare!”
“We will see!” Geovonna said then made a quick escape before the woman thawed.
Selange entered the kitchen , saw Sophie’s stricken face and hurried over, “Sophie is everything okay?”
The words were low, “She knows about Luzo…”
Selange’s eyes widen ed in shock, “She knows…how?”
“I don’t know…I don’t know,” the older woman whispered. “I don’t know.”
“Call Giuseppe, get to him before she does Sophie. Please, do it. Don ’ t let him find out from her .”
“She will not cross me . If she does she will regret it.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
Alfonzo grunt when something struck him in the face and he blinked awake. Sal’s arm covered his nostrils and he grumbled. They were in a king-size bed and the kid still managed to wind up on his side , g o figure?
He pushed the boy’s arm away and stretched his eyelids to adjust to the curtained room . How long had they slept? When he snatched his watch from the nightstand, he frowned. He’d slept the entire afternoon. Shit!
His head turned to view his son . He wasn’t li tt l e Sal, anymore. Sneaking out to hang with the teens was a bold move. If anything had happened to his son…he grit his teeth…he didn’t want to think about it. Thank goodness nothing had. He decided not to tell Selange. She’d have a fit and then question the security . T he boy would be on lock-down the rest of his life. Sal learned his lesson , besides despite his bad decision to sneak from the house, he did make a good choice when he called his dad.
The cell spoke, “L ou’s calling.”
Alfonzo slid up against the headboard and reached an arm to the mahogany to p . He waited a few seconds for the electronic signal scan . He paid handsomely for the counter - surveillance technology. Anyone tapping into his cell signal or had bugs anywhere within the vicinity, he’d know. Shit worked, too. He got the go ahead then tapped the illuminated white icon on the black screen. “Yeah, what’s up ?”
“ They found the Russian and t alking robbery for drugs .”
Alfonzo cleared the sleep from his throat. He smelled food. His stomach growled from the aroma like a hungry wolf , “Yeah, good. ”
“ Nothing else?”
“Everything’s clean as a whistle. Sidenote, the Sergio kid fenced Geo’s watch.”
“Not surprised.”
“He got 10G for a 200G piece.”
“Yeah, he’s really smart. Alright Lou thanks.” The n he hung-up and watched the rolling white lights on the base of the device as it scanned then went green. Still a clear signal.
Alfonzo fisted his eyes and yawned. He had to get moving. A late visit to Matteo was in order. First things first , though. He shook Sal awake. “Hey ...get up. Shower and get dressed so we can eat.”
The boy’s drowsy eyes opened and drool slipped from the side of his mouth, “Huh?”
“You heard me. Feels crappy not getting eight hours sleep, doesn’t it?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Well, hijo. If you want to hang with the big boys, better start getting accustomed to waking up feeling like shit. Levantarse, ahora!”
Sal bolted forward, “Okay…okay.”
Alfonzo gripped his neck and brought the sleepy face to his chest and shook and the big but little head wobbled. “I’m proud of you hijo for stepping up and taking responsibility , comprende? ”
“ Sí, gracias. Do es that mean I’m not in trouble anymore?”
“ Is that what you heard …let me see those eyes… were you drinking, niño? ” Alfonzo joked,
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