Chapter 451. Sorrow

Lucien

He watched his Capo enter through hooded lids, his expression carefully hidden beneath a blank mask.

His annoyance was palpable in the way he tapped the surface of his polished walnut desk with a pen and he saw the young man’s shoulders tense as he came to stand before the Boss.

The Mafia Don looked at him and then growled,

‘I will not stand by and watch if my daughter gets hurt, Capo.’

Philippe felt the blood rush to his face. He steeled himself to meet the Boss’s eyes without flinching.

‘Boss, ‘he said and his voice, low and intense, was honest as he replied simply,’ I love her.’

He did not need to say anything more. The pale, almost glassy eyes of the Mafia Don were on him, boring into him. Philippe knew how much he loved his children, particularly Ria. It was the truth though; he adored Ria, and he would never hurt her.

Lucien Delano grunted and made a slight nod to indicate that the younger man should sit.<