Page 41 of Inherting the Mafia

We followed Franco around the side of the villa towards the back of the property. A guard was waiting next to the only open garage door. There were ten garage doors, which was totally insane.

Franco gestured for us to drive inside.

Once Vito parked and turned the vehicle off, I climbed out and hurried around to his side of the car and helped him out ofthe vehicle. The frown I had before deepened when the guard closed the garage door and then walked over to take a picture of the license plate of the Fiat.

Just what was going on here?

"Please, come with me," Franco said. "Mr. Sabatino is waiting for you in his study."

"Vito needs a doctor."

"I'm fine, Tony," Vito stated.

"You're not fine," I countered in a clipped tone. "You've been beat to shit. You're seeing a doctor and that's an order."

Wasn't sure if I could give my underboss an order or not, but I was still going to insist that he saw a doctor.

Vito cracked a smile. "Yes, Boss."

We followed Franco through the garage and into the house. He led us down a hallway to a large oak door. Franco knocked before opening the door and gesturing for us to go inside.

A tall brown haired man with a beard was waiting for us when we walked inside. He stood up as soon as he saw us and walked around the desk.

"Franco, have a doctor come to my study immediately. Also ask Sofia to make a light lunch for Mr. D'Angelo and Vito. Something that won't be too hard on their stomachs."

"Yes, Boss." Franco nodded before walking out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

"I'm sorry that we are meeting under these circumstances, Mr. D'Angelo."

I glanced at Vito when the man held his hand out to me. Once Vito nodded, I smiled and shook his hand. "Thank you for your assistance in this matter, Mr. Sabatino."

"Please, call me Luca."

"Tony."

"Why don't you have a seat?" Luca asked as he gestured to the couch. "My doctor should be here in a moment."

I walked over to the couch with Vito and then helped him slowly sit down before taking the spot beside him.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Luca asked.

I glanced at Vito again.

"Its fine," Vito replied. "Go ahead and tell him."

"I'm not sure how much Vinnie told you, but—"

"He told me some," Luca replied. "Something about a bomb on your plane."

I nodded and then started giving him the rundown of everything that had happened since Vito came into my life. I left out the part about me freaking out at the airport. I didn't think he needed to know that.

By the time I was done, Vito was leaning heavily on my side. "How soon is that doctor going to be here?"

Luca frowned as he reached for his cell phone. Before he could dial, there was a knock at the door. "Come."

Franco opened the door and walked in with a man in a suit, a doctor's medical bag in his hand.

"Ah, Dr. Luis," Luca said. "Thank you for coming on such short notice."

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