MAFIA PRIDE: Vows of Blood and Love

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to be a peaceful

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n't right. I

st any, but one of the deadliest in New York. And his boss, Lord Sampson, was known to

e felt d

re's Dad? Why are you all crying this early

stared at me with red, swollen

ed again, hoping at least one of them could tal

d gently wiped her tears. "Ple

acking. "Your father... he's been ta

ting in my chest. "They work togethe

roup. Accused him of conspiring with an enemy.

ver ran do

etrayal. And if Lord Sampson made the c

s changed fast after that. He became involved in shady deals, and suddenly, we had more money. B

he chose was abo

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u knew, what could you possibly do? They're not men

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, and my br

a blo

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otherhood, may my life be ta

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ered. "He dropped it at m

er in my fist. "Wh

sper. "The dungeon. That's

fr

distance. It wasn't far from our cassava farm, just beyond

room. My mother yelled afte

didn't

ket, and walked out the door. I could still hear m

ng to the

he air was damp, and the sky a dull gray. I reached the crossro

s hesi

my ears. It was a one-way journey. If they cau

didn't

How he'd smile when he came home from a job, hiding the

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y leaves and broken twigs. Every step reminded me of how close

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