The cold surprise was the rubbing of his eyes. He had never met Donatella Bianchi. Never had he even heard her speak of him. Why would she award the entirety of her estate to the son of a childhood friend?
But the instant he looked about the office, he felt something freeze in his very insides. On the desk, there lay a small leather-covered book inscribed with symbols and markings which he could not comprehend--an object recognized by him as having passed for lost.
The notorious "Libro dei Segreti." The Book of Secrets. It was reported to expose the nasty secrets of the mafia, the kind that would trigger raging empires and wars so fought over.
Alex was moving at the speed of light. Why had Donatella Bianchi left him the estate? And what the hell was she thinking he would do with the Book of Secrets?
That would become a big turning point in Alex's life. A direct power play was getting off; all rumors and deceit would come alive.
And boy, was he ready to play?