His expression flickered from shock, relief, and finally despair as he looked at me.“Claire...”He tried to move toward me but was pinned to the floor.Frank slowly rose, voice heavy and grave.“I hereby strip Tony of all positions and inheritance. From this moment on, he is expelled from the family. He will never be reinstated.“And Joseph is to be handed over to Miss Vega for her judgment.”Tony collapsed to his knees, looking up at me with eyes full of pleading.“Claire, I’m sorry… I was wrong… Please forgive me…”I walked toward him, crouched down, and met his eyes directly.“Tony, forgiveness was never the point between us.“This is blood-deep hatred.”I stood, turned toward Joseph, who was restrained on the other side of the hall, and lifted the Browning pistol Tony once gave me.“Bang!” The gun went off. Just like that, the feud was settled.Tony was banished from the family. No longer was he the high and mighty heir of the Gambinos; he was just a man, stripped
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