Page 58 of Inherting the Mafia

"So, make it gays only party. If the Romanos want to participate, they have to send someone who is gay. From what I've heard so far, none of the Romano family would dare to show up. Wouldn't that makes things easier? "

I stared at Tony for a moment before a burst of laughter shot out of my mouth. "That's a brilliant idea."

It would drive the Romanos insane, but there wouldn't be anything they could do about it. The Romano family was even more homophobic than my uncle. They'd never send someone.

My uncle was going to have a shit fit.

"One of my guys is questioning those thugs right now," Luca said. "If there's any information to be had, he'll get it for us. He has unique ways of extracting information."

Okay, that gave me a little shiver.

My heart skipped a beat when Luca's phone rang. I didn't know where this premonition of doom was coming from. Maybe Tony was rubbing off on me.

"Hello?" Luca said after answering the phone. "Okay, hold on and I'll put you on speaker." He hit a button on his phone and then laid it down in the middle of the coffee table. "Go ahead, Vinnie."

"My friends were able to track some of the money based on the information I got from Franco about the thugs that took you two. They traced the wire transfer back to a bank in Genoa."

I was afraid of that.

"What was the account holder's name?" I asked. Maybe I knew who it was.

"That's the crazy part. There isn't one. It's under a shell corporation called Angel Unlimited. My guys are trying to track down the owner of that group right now, but it might take awhile. They said it's buried pretty deep."

"So, what's our next step?" I wondered out loud.

Before anyone could answer, the door crashed open and Franco came rushing in. "We're under attack."

Luca leapt to his feet. "Where's Nico?"

"I already had Stefano move Nico and your grandmother to the safe room," Franco replied.

Luca stalked over to the bookshelf behind his desk and hit something I didn't see. The bookshelf slid out of the way revealing a rack filled with guns. He grabbed one and started checking the magazine.

Tony jumped up and hurried over to him. "Got another one of those?"

Luca stepped out of the way. "Take your pick."

Tony grabbed three pistols and several extra magazines. He brought me one of the pistols and a couple of the magazines before sticking the others in his pocket.

"What's the situation, Franco?" Luca asked.

"Four SUVs pulled up in front of the gate two minutes ago. The people inside got out and immediately took our guards hostage. I had our guys hold them off, but they are demanding entrance. They haven't moved from in front of the estate so I suspect they are stalling until they can fully surround us."

"Do you know who they are?" I asked.

Franco shook his head. "I don't recognize any of them."

That wasn't good.

"Put more guards on Nico and my grandmother, and do you know where my grandfather is?" Luca asked.

"He drove into Messina on business," Franco replied. "He's not expected back until tomorrow."

"Call him and warn him. I don't want him unguarded."

"Luca, do you want me to have my grandfather send some of his men?" Vinnie asked through the cell phone.

"I doubt they would get here in time for the fight, but some backup wouldn't hurt just in case."

---