Our 99 Breakups Before the Real One

Alessio Romano and the narrator have known each other since childhood, yet their bond has been broken and repaired so many times that they have lost count. Each time they part, the friendship seems over for good, but the pull between them keeps drawing them back into each other's lives. Their history is tangled up with a world of mafia loyalties and old regrets, making every reconciliation feel more fragile than the last. Their story asks whether the bond they share can survive the wounds they keep inflicting on one another.