UNTAMED
Omertà
Anna Widzisz
Copyright © Anna Widzisz, 2020
All Rights Reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any matter whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, business, events and places are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously.
Book design by Anna Widzisz
Cover design by Michał Widzisz
Edited by Zuzanna Raczyńska and Miruna Popescu
To my real-life Noah. You deserve the world.
Important
Untamed contains graphic violence, sexual assault and adult situations some may find offensive.
Omertà - (among the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to the police.
Capo (Capo di tutti i capi or Capo dei capi) - the boss of all bosses. The head of the mafia family. He rules by himself and has the right for protection money from every operation led by the family.
Underboss - the second most important person after Capo. There is usually one, sometimes two, underbosses. One of them is possible to get the position of Capo if the boss goes to jail. He usually takes care of daily routine tasks. He gets a percentage of the money. In the Las Vegas Famiglia there are two underbosses.
Capodecina (eng. Captain) - is the head of a number of soldiers. There are a few ones who are selected to run businesses in different cities/states (if they are under Famiglia’s rule as well). All of them have their own businesses which they get money from. They report to the Underboss or the Capo himself.
Famiglia (eng. family) - mafia family
Enforcer - a member of the mafia that is responsible for handling those who do not go along with policies, rules and deals. The position often involves threats and actions of violence, beatings or murder. There are many enforcers in each Famiglia.
Made Man - inducted soldier for the mafia
Consigliere - right hand of the Capo. He talks with the families and soldiers
Cosa Nostra (eng. our thing) - an Italian-American Mafia
’Ndrangheta - mafia family primarily based in Calabria, Italy
Noni (Sicilian for grandma)
Picciotta (Sicilian for young woman)
Picciotto (Sicilian for young man)
Pakhan - Russian mafia boss
Credi a niente di ciò che senti e a metà di ciò che vedi
Believe none of what you hear, and half of what you see
PROLOGUE
"When the devil falls in love, it’s the most hauntingly beautiful thing ever. And you should be terrified, for he will go to the depths of hell for her."
For all he knew, there could have been police officers waiting for him at the airport. It wouldn’t be surprising if it was the case. However, once he stepped out of the plane, besides the car and his soldier, no one turned up to greet him.
Grazie a Dio.
After the week he’d had, there was only one thing on his mind right now. Sleep.
His hand gripped the briefcase as tightly as it was humanly possible. There might be no danger at this very moment, but who says it won’t occur on his way to the apartment.
In the distance, he saw some skyscrapers, which instantly reminded him how long it had been since the last time he stepped foot in this city.
Seattle.
He let out a sigh. If not, for one thing, an extremely important task, he wouldn’t have ever flown here again. After all, it’d been four years since he got out of the place and never looked back. The city he had believed would become one of the most visited by him and his former bride-to-be, turned into the only place he’d rather avoid for a couple of reasons. Everything that had gone down with the Seattle Famiglia wasn’t something he could forget or stop rewinding in his mind. It had affected his Famiglia and continued to influence his personal life each and every day. No matter how many years had passed, the thoughts of it just wouldn’t go away.
It was supposed to be a deal like any other. The underworld was based on traditions, one of them being an arranged marriage. Something he never wanted to happen in the first place but had to act on behalf of the Famiglia and listen to his father, his Capo. Lynette Selvaggio, a sixteen-year-old girl was to become his wife the moment she turned eighteen to ensure that their families would keep working together. With strained relations that they had, it was a miracle to last this long.
Nothing turned out the way he thought it would. From the very beginning, the girl carried a burden that appeared to be too much to handle. Because of her father’s past mistakes, she became a target. Powerful people were set to destroy Severo Selvaggio’s life. The one that Lynette was a part of. And that included having her killed as well. Unfortunately, his father got himself mixed into this plan.
Marriage became one of the least important things. Betrayed by those closest to her, she felt the ultimate danger that came with the world she was born in. And it changed everything. Even Noah’s life.
The only thing that helped him was work. It took up most of his time. All the business meetings, taking care of his father’s dealings, trying to make up for the wrongdoings that had caused the Famiglia to become second best. Right now, he was a Capo dei capi, and a damn good one at that. Nothing was more important to him.
"Good afternoon, Mr Falcone. It’s nice to see you again," said his soldier.
"Great to see you too, Cristian. How are the children?"
"They are really good. Growing up too
