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Oct 10, 2026
“CUT THAT FILTHY STRING OFF HIS WRIST. HE'S A VALENTI NOW, NOT SOME STREET CHILD.” THE MAFIA BOSS'S FIANCÉE PUT A PAIR OF KITCHEN SCISSORS INTO MY HAND AND ORDERED ME TO REMOVE THE RED BRACELET FROM HIS TEN-YEAR-OLD ADOPTED SON IN FRONT OF TWENTY-FOUR ENGAGEMENT GUESTS—BUT WHEN THE LITTLE BOY BEGGED ME NOT TO CUT IT, I NOTICED THREE TINY KNOTS THAT MADE HIS FATHER'S FACE GO COMPLETELY PALE.
