Chapter 41: Jour Restaurant

Smack! Santino's palm landed across the man's face. "You've got a filthy mouth." "Damn it! Y-you hit me? You got a death wish?" The leader clutched at the handprint on his cheek and glared, his bravado wobbling. "I wasn't going to start anything, but your trash talk was too much. I couldn't let it slide." Santino strolled past the crowd to Aria, who was surrounded by waiters, and laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Santino, what do we do? There are so many of them." Fear tightened Aria's voice....