Nancy_Jim

What are the odds that a young man at the mercy of peasantry living for survival, would come to be the most affluent Hotel owner in one of the biggest cities in Italy? 
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Meet Santo Martini: 
A poor young man from Sarco Paraceno who finds himself in Palermo. His initial plans of getting a regular job at a restaurant get thwarted the moment he accidentally witnesses the death of the famous owner of the grandest hotel in Palermo —'Hotel Magnífico'. 

He makes a pact with death and in return, gets all the luxury and fame he always dreamed of. But with a mission to complete and a faceless mafia lord on his track, will he be able to cheat death for so long? 

Stay tuned with me as we unravel the mysteries surrounding the ominous death of the actual owner of the Magnífico. While, we observe Santo journey through the routes of deep-rooted secrets, brutality, life threats, guilt, love, and deceit, to attain the zenith of mouth-watery luxury and stability. 

Cover art not mine. [Temp. cover]

Love and Deceit

Pero knew he could not pull any stunts as he'd so often done with the others, any more. Now that the Mafia boss had made it to the scene, and even unmasked his facelessness before him, Pero knew just one wrong move, and he'd be done for...

Oh yeah, news flash he'd already been threatened that he would not be making it out of the situation, ALIVE. That was about right but mostly wrong. Pero thought.

His courage had long deserted him like the spirit of a dead man divorced his mortal body when he was no longer breathing.

[Oh yes, readers, do pardon the comparison. I just couldn't think of a better metaphor other than the above stated.]

Chapter 93.