THE MAFIA UNEXPECTED ALLY

LUCIA After a long flight across the earth, I spend one night and day at a hotel. This morning, I wake, washing my tears masked face, I figure it's a brand new day, signaling a new me, a new year in the middle of the year for me. A new start of a broken heart. I smooth my long light pink hair, dress in a cheerful brown long fitted gown that's fit the color of the day. I take a deep breath. Say farewell to the waste past year of my life. Grab my red suitcase to the Russo's residence. I now stand at the gate, my face was accessed before I entered the large compound. I feel a glimmer of hope and confidence, but it's strong enough to stretch a smile across my face. I wave to the gardeners and workers who were performing their morning duties as I make my way to the main building strictly for family business. I entered my office which was at the door entrance of the Russo's main building. As I was told I am the first employed financial analyst .So, the office was neatly arranged, it

Lucia I sat in the Russo's family office, my eyes fixed on Dominic's tortured expression. His words hung in the air like a challenge, a gauntlet thrown down. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Dominic, the man I had come to trust, the man I had grown to admire, was a murderer.My mind raced with questions. How could he have done such a thing? What drove him to commit such a heinous crime? Was the lady worth the death? was he an obsessed creature? And why was he telling me this ?Dominic's eyes locked onto mine, his gaze piercing through the silence. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone," he said, his voice laced with regret. "I just wanted to protect myself, my family's name..."I shook my head, trying to process the information. I couldn't believe that the man I had been working for , the man I had come to trust, was capable of such a thing. But as I looked into his eyes, I saw something there that gave me pause. I saw a glimmer of pain, of regret. And I knew that there was more to the