45

Alessio

"How the hell did you find out about the vineyard?"

He gives me a confident smile and I realize I'm right.

"I have a special penchant for getting information. I might be on a par with your lady friend there, or slightly better. She left a trace here and there but I cleaned it up."

I raise my brows. "You can hack?" Or maybe it's a little more than that if he can detect Gytha's traces. She's not messy in the least.

"It's my thing but I don't announce it. Sometimes it's better when people don't know everything about you. That way you can keep more things to yourself."

"Do the others know?"

"Malik. Not Richard."

I could have guessed that. Zakh seems closer to Malik than to Richard. It was just something I picked up on when we were at the wedding.

"Leif knows too," he adds.

"I guess that's why he wants me to get to know you guys."

"I suppose so. He wants us to get to know you too."

"What's your take on that?" I've never cared one way or the other about being a part of them. I alway