AWAKENING: Alfonzo Volume V The Family Saga continues.... Drink and women can't erase the betrayal of one woman Alfonzo swore to love forever. It's only sharpened the blade of hurt.Sometimes the hardest battles to win are the internal wars. He's contained the injury, sealed it down with his flesh for the sake of his children, but each visit opens the ugly wound and awakens a raging passion he can't restrain for his adulterous ex-wife. Selange has tried to move on, but that's hard to do when every day she's reminded of her transgression when she stares at her reflection. A man has died, her husband is gone and from the ruins are ashes of regret. The guilt has stricken deep, and Alfonzo's repulsion is the final blow that eventually cripples her and awakens a newfound strength to fight for the man she loves. Giuseppe's actions against a former friend and ally, may be the beginning of an endless war. Nico must make a choice, live and become a loyal enforcer for the mafia or die with the truth he's always sought. His penance, to eliminate a mob informant that may send Alfonzo to jail for the rest of his life, but there's a catch. The rat sits in The Witness Protection Program. Meanwhile, Alfonzo's mother has decided to take matters in her own hands to uncover the paternity of Selange's babies, even if it means she must lie to everyone to get to the truth! A mob family drama where truth is often found in blood!