na
n pieces of jewelry scatter
wed, becoming hea
lence-the warning sign every sold
teady despite the frantic pounding in my chest. "I told you I was r
rom the floor, his
coldly. "My operations require my full attentio
y existence as an afterthought u
n at the rui
letting out a dry, bitter laugh that scraped my throat. "You couldn't even be bothe
e space between us in an instant, a
d up, forcing me
ip a vise, tight enough to bruise. "You will clean up this mess, a
vorce, Vince
ink. I did n
ne agonizing second befo
was a direct challenge
left
away from th
me. "You belong to me. You belong to this Family. You w
oor, yanked it open, and
quired his fingerprint to be summoned, the security system his iris
lence, I walked over to the closet
on the edge of my bed ye
arkness, to internalize my suffering
that silence
anchor in this da
d my silence had
nly prot
f jeans, a few plain s
s, the expensive bags, and
ght with blood money, and walk
apers I had drafted months ago. I had signed them and sent them by a trusted courier directly to Vincen
heavy marble urn res
Rosa's
r from the cremato
husband, the former Boss, in the Family's a
ocking the door and dropping the
axi to the
I walked up the stone path toward the massive marble
iron gates of the mausolhe dim, quiet vault, holding t
alcove next to the
de, the rhythmic, heavy thud of b
ned a
e doorway, his massive fra
lder, holding a tablet that no doubt dis
blocked the stairs, their hands
open vault, and his eyes wen
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