Cesare

**Cesare** was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He was the right hand and bodyguard to Luca Vitiello.

## Appearance and Character

Aria noted when first meeting him that he is over 6' tall.

## Early Life

At some point, Cesare was inducted in the mafia and became a Made Man.

## Born in Blood

### Bound by Honor

We first meet Cesare when he went to Chicago with Luca and Matteo Vitiello along with Romero Cancio, two days before Luca's engagement party to Aria Scuderi. When Aria, Gianna, Liliana and Fabiano Scuderi were playing around, with the girls chasing Fabi, three men appeared in the corridor. One of them being himself. Cesare attempted to stop Fabiano's assault on Luca's stomach, but Luca stopped him. Gianna led the others away. During this encounter he was constantly scanning the corridor, only stopping to briefly nod upon being introduced to Aria as Luca's right hand, then went back to scanning. Aria mentally questioned what he was waiting for, like he expected armed assassins' to come out of secret trap doors. She then quickly left to join her siblings, scared to be alone with the three men.

He is seen again in attendance at Luca and Aria's engagement party, as one of two bodyguards accompanying Luca and Matteo.

After dinner, the men all convene in the lounge to drink and smoke and discuss whatever else needed to be discussed. After some time Fiore Cavallaro, Rocco Scuderi and Salvatore Vitiello convene elsewhere to discuss details leaving only Luca, Matteo, Romero, and himself in the lounge. Matteo comments on Aria's beauty, as if trying to provoke Luca. He then turns to Romero and Cesare for their opinions, to which he responded that he didn't look at her closely, and Romero declined to answer. Matteo then jabs at Luca, asking if he threatened to cut off their dicks if they so much as even looked at Aria. Luca simply says she's mine. Luca then sends Cesare to fetch Aria's bodyguards Umberto and Raffaele.

When he returned, Rocco was a step behind them demanding to know the meaning of the summon. Luca just wants to speak to those who will protect what is *his,* but Rocco insists they are both good soldiers. Luca says that he would like to decide for himself whether or not to trust them. He questioned Umberto and decided he was a good choice. He then moved on to question Raffaele, to which Raffaele proclaimed that Luca is not a member of the Outfit, and that nobody would tell him anything even if he raped Aria. Going on to say that he could break her in for Luca, and even offered to film it for him. Before Aria could even blink, Luca had thrown Raffaele to the ground, dug a knee into his spine, and twisted one of his arms behind him. He struggled and cursed but Luca held him fast. One of Luca's hands gripped Raffaele's wrist while he reached under his vest with the other, pulling out a knife. Luca looked at Rocco, honor demanded he gets permission from the Consigliere since Raffaele wasn't one of his soldiers, Rocco gave a nod and Luca brought the knife down and cut Raffaele pinky off. Gianna screeched and then threw up, alerting the men to their spot behind the secret door. When they came out Rocco slapped Gianna across the face and then went to do the same to Aria when Luca stepped in. Rocco was enraged, and everyone in the room, with the exception of Raffaele who was huddled on the floor, whimpering over his hand, had their weapons drawn. Luca then proclaimed that Aria is no longer Rocco's responsibility. That he no longer had the right to punish her when he made her Luca's fiancée, and that she is his to deal with now. Rocco agreed, but then said that since she will be living under his roof until the wedding, he will have to find another way to make Aria obey him. He then slapped Gianna again, telling Aria that for every one of her wrongdoings, Gianna will get the punishment in her stead. Umberto then took them both back to their rooms on Rocco's orders.

Cesare is seen again when he, Matteo, and Romero accompany Luca when he goes to talk to Aria at her suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan, Lily answers after Luca knocks and Aria then allows Luca, Matteo, and Romero into the suite, while Cesare stands guard outside.

During this meeting, Luca tells Aria that Cesare and Romero will be her guards after the wedding when she moves into his penthouse, but until then Romero will stay by her side.

He was killed during a Bratva attack at the Vitiello Mansion, trying to save Aria's life.