CHAPTER 129

"There's something about Mattia that is off." I'm spooned in Alessandro's arms, his fingers trailing lazy circles on my stomach.

I don't exactly want to discuss his uncle in post coital bliss, but I just can't let go of the nagging feeling that he's here to cause trouble.

"That's because Mattia is an asshole." Alessandro sniffs my hair and lays a tender kiss on my bare shoulder. "He has a chip on his shoulder and too much to prove."

I turn around to face my husband and trace his thick eyebrow with my index finger. "Why does he have a chip on his shoulder?"

Alessandro catches my finger and kisses the palm of my hand, laying it on his chest over his beating heart.

"He was never really part of the family. My grandfather had an extra-marital affair with a much younger woman from another city. All he did was throw money at the woman, not exactly being a dad to the guy."

"When did he join the mafia?"

"Probably in his teens like me. I do think he was a bit disappointed that I took ove