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“This isn’t the time for that.”
Just then, Jordan and Emilio walk into the room, and the subject is shut down for the time being. I know however, when we’re alone it will come up again, and I’m going to have to decide how to deal with my emotions. If I’m not in control, how am I meant to keep my poise with Brielle.
“What’s happening?” Jordan slumps into the chair and offers me a smirk, as if he knows something has changed. It certainly has shifted, and I’m still getting used to it.
“We need to talk about Saviatti,” I finally say after giving each of them a glance. “The Agency has been following him, making sure he’s staying on the right path, so to speak.”
“And he’s not?” Emilio asks, leaning his forearms on the table.
“He’s meeting with the families who are opposed to us, and who have encroached on our territories over the years.”
I open the folder with the proof and slide a printed, stapled document to each of them before sitting back and allowing them to peruse the information.
It’s Emilio who looks up first and says, “Perhaps we need reinforcements.”
For him to suggest this surprises me. Because it’s his father we’re talking about.
“You do realise if we bring in the others, there may be deadly consequences, and Brielle may end up hating all of us,” I respond.
The Agency are good when it comes to surveillance, but there is a part of their organisation that handles the more brutal side of things. If we don’t want to get our names involved in something, we call on them. Most times, I want to handle things myself, but this is far too sensitive for us to deal with.
“If we tell them they need to bring him in alive, perhaps we can find a way of getting through to him,” Emilio suggests, the hopeful expression on his face makes me wish there was another way, but I know Saviatti won’t come here of his own accord, even with his children living on the island.
“Why don’t you go to him, Emilio?” I throw out the idea that suddenly sparks in my mind. “Take Jordan, and you both go and try to talk to him. Reassure him that we won’t take things further if he obeys the laws we set out for him.”
“You want me to talk to a man who abandoned me and my mother, leaving us to struggle for years under the fucking Capos for no reason. He could have been there and stood up for his family!”
Emilio pushes to his feet, and I realise just how much this bothers him. He’s always been indifferent about his father, so this reaction is something I didn’t expect it.
“I know,” I say gently, hoping to appease his frustration and anger for a moment. “I’m just hoping he’ll finally step up and take responsibility for his family. Perhaps it will be helpful if you meet with him, face to face. Maybe he can explain his actions to you. Maybe give you answers to questions you didn’t know you had.” I sit back and look at Emilio. “It isn’t going to be easy, by any means. But, if you can look past all the bullshit, this could be a way of finding out why he abandoned you and your mother, you never know.”
“I’ll think about it,” he tells me as he glares. “I’ve no love lost for the arsehole, and if he thinks that me coming to him and asking him to reconsider his position is a show of affection, I will kill him.”
Emilio’s words have a bite of anger, and I’ve no doubt he means what he says. But there’s also an underlying concern bothering me. Emilio wants to connect with his half-sister, but Brielle is hell-bent on loving her father. I doubt she’ll ever forgive him for any wrongdoing against the old man.
Her father’s not as angelic as she seems to believe. I haven’t told her about the secrets he’s been hiding from her, because we needed her onside before I even thought about sharing those.
“There are things going on that we hadn’t even considered,” Valen says. “Savatti’s appears to be trying to get back into organisations he outed to the FBI, do you think the Bosses will stand for it?”
“No, they won’t. You know that,” I respond as I glance around the room. “Unless he’s offering them something,or someone,that’s invaluable to them.Or, he could still be working for the FBI and trying to infiltrate the families by coming back with his tail between his legs.”
“He obviously wanted Brielle to be safe before doing this,” Kai says. “Or maybe there’s more to her being here than we thought.”
“Thanyouboth thought.” I point at Val and Kai.
When she first arrived, they both had rose-coloured glasses on.
“Fuck off,” Kai throws back. “You were just as smitten. You didn’t want to admit it, though.”
“What if my sister is in on this?” Emilio voices my concern, loud and clear.
It’s been playing on my mind. I’ve told both Val and Kai my fears, but they seemed too distracted by her beauty.
It’s my turn to nod as I say, “It’s something I’ve mentioned before.”
“I don’t want to doubt my sister, but there’s no reason for me to trust her either.” Emilio has settled down again, and I’m thankful for it. I don’t need someone running off the rails for any reason.
“I haven’t gotten any vibe off her that she’s hiding something,” Valen says.
