Chapter 39: Claude: A Trip to Rome

Claude’s POV

Dominic Mathias wasn’t an easy man to reach. He had close ties with the human mafia as much as the pureblooded families. Not anymore. After everything fell apart with Ciccio, he disappeared under the radar. Probably to avoid any consequences, but Claude knew he remained close with the crime syndicate.

If he so much as showed his face in Venice, he’d be prosecuted by the council as soon as he landed. Since Claude wasn’t a council member and remained separately aligned, it put him in a unique position.

Claude was a neutral party, and he had no plans of jeopardizing that anytime soon. That was the only reason Dominic agreed to speak with him. Claude wouldn’t turn him in, and in the past twenty years, he’s learned to keep his word and gracefully toe the line between enemies.