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CHAPTER 119 — PROLOGUE (DARYA GREEN)

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PROLOGUE

PAST — 14 YEARS AGO

DARYA GREEN

NEW YORK, NY — GREEN MANSION

My mother instituted the number system out of pure logistical necessity.

Imagine five armed-to-the-teeth men responding at the same time when a child yells "Dad!" in the middle of dinner. Ever seen the chaos of five Glocks being drawn simultaneously because Yakov slipped on dried blood from training and called for help? Yeah…

That's how we learned:

FATHER 1 ➻ HEROES

The patriarch had heavy hands that served both to bandage sc
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