Chapter 31

Anaya

The previous two weeks have been the busiest of my life. I have no idea how, but in less than a fortnight, my father was able to plan an engagement party for Nicolas and me. That is tomorrow. The man has crazy skills, well, his party planners have crazy skills.

They have inundated us with fittings, guest lists, meal menus, and engagement rings ever since my father revealed mine and Nicolas’s engagement. Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that this is only an engagement party and not a wedding. I shudder at the thought of my father’s excitement at my wedding.

In the Mafia world, my father informed me, there has been a commotion about the homecoming of his daughter. My father was glad to confirm the news when people who couldn’t attend the gala contacted him. The engagement, on the other hand, had a different outcome, since many people are concerned about two of the most powerful Mafia families joining forces. According to my father, both criminal organizations and government or