When Lina Vale Became Elena Valenti Again

Summary

Julian Hayes spent eight years climbing from first officer to captain of the most coveted international routes.

I stood beside him for every mile of that climb.

For him, I walked away from the Valenti family, the most feared Mafia name on the East Coast. I buried Elena Valenti, and became Lina Vale, the girl who smiled in the cabin while he ruled the cockpit.

The day I left, my father stood on the marble steps of our estate and said, "Elena, if you walk out that gate for him, don’t come crawling back."

Julian never knew.