Ezio: “Alpha,” Marcel said, and I nodded, knowing that Dean was here. Claire looked at me for a moment, and I nodded in assurance before getting up from the chair, knowing to go and greet the Alpha. Leaving him alone wouldn’t be appropriate, not when I knew that him coming here himself was because I invited him over. Marcel and I walked toward the Salvatore, and he smirked, extending a hand to me. “Ezio, it’s been a while.” The two of us pulled one another in, and I smiled, hugging the man that I once called my friend. It has been a while since I’ve seen him, and I knew that it was due to him being in Italy for a while. “It is you who chose to reside in Rome.” I said, and he smirked. “Napoli, actually. There was a lot for me to take care of, and I knew that it wouldn’t be happening