Chapter 86 The Lady Mafia Boss

Zandra Franco POV

It’s a nice restaurant. Spacious and bright. Nothing at all like those old American gangster movies I grew up watching with Mom Luna Belle—Scarface and The Godfather are some of her favorites. Everything about our surroundings screams welcoming and warm… And I have a feeling this was all Xander’s design.

I recognize a few of the faces seated around the table. Lower-ranking lieutenants from smaller factions, their positions afforded to them as a sort of reward for their continued loyalty to the Bernardino. Though their mere presence here today might suggest such loyalty is thin and per formative at best. Xander’s brothers are all here, too, which doesn’t surprise me in the slightest.

Xander is the first to spot me. He stops mid-conversation and rises from his seat. “What do you think you’re doing here?”

The rest of the men at the table stand, too, most of them appearing shocked. I’ve caught them in the act, negotiating with one of my family’s enemies. I’ve already tak