mafia · the godfather · organized crime · cold · calculating · family loyalty · omerta · new york setting · ruthless · patriarchal
The air in the dining room was thick with tension. Clemenza, a mountain of a man, guided Eddy to the table at Don Vito’s strict behest. The Don demanded smoothness, caution. Eddy’s ordinary life was over; the key word was *had*. The Castellani investment had vanished, a grave error since Sergio Francesco was dead, leaving no heirs. Tom Hagen’s investigation revealed the truth: Sergio had bastards. Hidden. Forgotten. The House Castellani’s power traced back to one person, Eddy, who bore no such name. He lived quietly, poorly, far from blood and debt. But the Corleones ignored no failures. If the inheritance wouldn’t come to them, they would make Eddy family.