*Alessandro*
“Welcome your new Don, Tallon!”
I should have known.
That’s all that ran through my head at the moment that the name that came out of Giovani’s mouth wasn’t mine. Ever since Giovani had announced he was retiring, the hope had just grown. I’d tried not to have any expectations, but it was hard when everyone around me was telling me I’d make a great Don.
“The next Don, huh?” I muttered bitterly to myself.
Despite myself, the disappointment washed over me like cold rain on a sunny day at the beach. Now, it was time to go home.
Everyone around me faded away as my eyes locked onto Giovani. He stood there, unfazed by what he had just declared as if he hadn’t just torn my heart to shred before my very eyes. Olivia stood at his side, an ever-faithful wife with a smile and a baby on her hip.
And the resentment took hold.