Shadows of Tomorrow: An Alternate History Mafia Reverse Harem Tale (Gangland Princess Book 2) by Ava Hall

Author:Ava Hall [Hall, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

15

Lena

We couldn’t exactly waltz into a Fortunate Sons’ rally in our usual get-ups. I doubted a fashionable gang moll, an androgynous and gay soldier, or a snot-nosed Italian kid would have gone over very well. We were certainly what people might call deviants.

And we liked it that way.

Anywho, the best course of action was for Tommy and me to play the doting dowdy husband and wife while Vinnie posed as our bouncing baby boy. Er, bouncing preteen boy. Whatever. Either way, we all had to put on a considerable amount of clothing and accessories to hide our recognizable faces, and some clever makeup thanks to Gabby and Antoinetta hid the darker skin tone on both Tommy and Vinnie. They were both in rumpled trousers and linen shirts with suspenders, each topped with shabby-looking peacoats. I wore a floral dress that reminded me of Tommy’s ugly old couch, and we’d stuffed my hips and backside with cushions to mimic a completely different body shape. I had pinned a straw hat with some drooping flowers to my hair, which was slicked back into a plain bun. I gripped Vinnie’s hand like it was a life preserver, kept my expression meek and fearful, and gripped my pocketbook close to my chest like everyone was a wanton thief. In short, I was doin’ a hell of an impression of my own mother.

Using a town car would be too risky, so we hoofed it from the boardwalk to one of the train stations that ran down toward the neighborhoods and streets near where I grew up. The town hall was two streets down from Wabash, so Tommy and I were familiar with the area. It would have been quicker to take one of the higher-speed gravity trains from the downtown district, but that still wouldn’t have fit with our shabby disguises, so we had to take the regular ol’ trolley system. The smell of diesel, cigarette smoke, and night air clung to my clothes by the time we disembarked.

“I have never felt uglier in my whole damned life,” Tommy whined as he tugged at his ill-fitting clothes while we walked from the train stop.

“We ain’t exactly inconspicuous,” I hissed. “Take it as a compliment that we had to work so hard to make you not stand out.”

“I do love to make a show,” he agreed.

“I wouldn’t wanna tonight,” Vin said warily, looking around as we turned the corner and walked into the gathering crowd.

We were still half a block from the town hall, and people were already queuing up near the door or congregating in little groups along the sidewalks or in random front yards. The crowd was a lot of what you’d expect: old folks, all the church sort of people, and a lot of the teetotaler crowd, but some of the younger families and business owners surprised me. White ribbons were worn on several lapels, which signified that person abstained from all drugs or alcohol, and there were so many on everyone streaming into the town hall, you’d think it was a requirement.

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