Fiore Cavallaro

**Fiore Cavallaro** was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He was married to Isotta had children Dante and Ines.

He was the former Capo of the Chicago Outfit.

## Appearance and Character

Dante mentions in *Bound by the Past* that he and his father look a lot alike, with the same blonde hair and blue eyes.

## Early Life

Fiore was stated to be abusive and self-centered. He also believed women inferior to men, proven true when he agreed to marry Ines to the the extremely depraved Jacopo Scuderi, despite her and Dante's protests. Scuderi would later die, unknowingly by Dante's hand.

Fiore later retires, with Dante taking over as Capo.

Years later, Fiore was diagnosed with dementia, and passed away from the illness sometime later.

## Born in Blood

### Bound by the Past

#### *Late 1998*

When his son Dante is nineteen and his daughter Ines is sixteen, Dante finds Ines in the library crying. She tells him that Fiore had decided to betroth her to Jacopo Scuderi, the heir apparent to his consigliere. In despair she throws herself in Dante’s arms, shocking him momentarily. Dante says that he had worked with Jacopo often in the past, not by his choice but by his father's as he wanted Dante to work with the Scuderi brothers, as they were his consigliere sons, but he abhorred Jacopo deeply. He thinks about how Ines is a trophy for Jacopo, and that he and his father have been asking for her hand for years. He describes Jacopo as a cruel, vengeful being who thrives on demeaning people he considered less - women, low soldiers, and his younger brother, Rocco - and while he is a cruel and vengeful man himself, he doesn't find satisfaction in humiliating others, least of all women. The few times that he had been forced to visit one of the Outfits whorehouses, Dante had seen firsthand what Jacopo considered fun, adding that he is a sadist, in bed and otherwise. He was sure that Ines was unaware of the extent of his depravity, and yet she knew he was the worst choice.

Dante presses her for details, saying that their father had not mentioned anything to him about the match. Ines said it was settled that morning. Dante then realizes why Fiore has made his choice, because he insisted on marrying Carla. He was using Ines to punish him. Dante says that he will talk to their father, but Ines says that there is no point.

Dante heads to his fathers office, trying to remain calm as nothing infuriates Fiore more than when he could not draw a reaction out of him. Fiore immediately begins talking about dates for the upcoming wedding - Dante and Carla’s and Jacopo and Ines’. He suggests next year for Ines and the following year for Dante. He offers to wait a couple more years for Dante’s, as he is only nineteen, they could wait until he is twenty-one. Which is ironic as he is suggesting his daughter be married by seventeen. Dante doesn't want to make Carla wait that long, as she would be nineteen by then, nor does he. He tells his father that he is there to discuss Ines and Jacopo, not himself. Fiore says that it is the expected bond, as Jacopo will be Dante’s consigliere. Dante says that Jacopo is too old for Ines, that he has a bad reputation and is a sadist and psychopath. Fiore insists that if Ines obeys his commands, that she will be fine, that they all have to make sacrifices and she should be proud to be given to someone of Jacopo’s stature. Dante insists he is making a mistake, but Fiore tells him to remember his place.

### Bound by Honor

#### *Approximately 2011*

Before the start of the book Rocco Scuderi meets with Salvatore Vitiello, the head of the New York Cosa Nostra, and they came to the agreement that in order for peace to be an option, they had to become family. So he and Fiore determined that Rocco's oldest daughter, Aria, would marry Salvatore's son, Luca. Salvatore wanted the most beautiful girl for his son, and they couldn't give him the daughter of one of their soldiers. Fiore didn't have an available daughter, so he said Aria was the most beautiful girl available, noting that not many Italian girls have hair like Aria, with Fiore describing it as golden.

Rocco wanted the wedding to take place immediately, saying he would give permission, but that his wife begged Fiore to let her finish school and be of age, and Fiore relented and agreed.

He is seen again in attendance at Luca and Aria's engagement party, Aria notes his presence with his son and heir Dante. When Aria enters the room in her very revealing dress, he expresses to Luca that he hopes he didn't promise too much, to which Luca simply replies that he didn't, which put Rocco off.

After dinner, the men all convene in the longue to drink and smoke and discuss whatever else needed to be discussed. After some time he, Rocco and Salvatore convene elsewhere to discuss details leaving only Luca, Matteo, Romero and Cesare in the lounge.

***To be continued...***