*Over One Year Later*

*Tallon*

The celebration was in full swing. Much like so many years earlier when Giovani had decided to retire and hand the position of Don to me, the entire family had gathered to celebrate the new Don, the head of the family from this point on.

Unlike my own celebration, where nobody had known I was the one going to be named, I had made it very clear to everyone who was to succeed me.

I smiled out into the crowd, watching ...