As the ashes fell, a choked scream tore from Enzo’s throat.He collapsed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.A public dethroning, utterly humiliated by his wife on irrefutable charges in front of all his men—it was a fate worse than any knife for a Mafia Don.His authority, his dignity, his very being were annihilated in that instant.I watched him, my heart a stone.“The trial will now commence,” Consigliere Vito announced, his voice silencing the room.“By the laws of the family, Eliana Moretti is found guilty of conspiracy with an enemy power and tainting the family bloodline.”“No! I didn't mean to!” Eliana was hysterical. “The Morozov… he said he loved me!”“Foolish girl,” Vito said, his voice flat. “There are no excuses. Only consequences.”“Wait!” Enzo crawled desperately toward Vito. “She’s innocent! It was all my fault!”Even now, he was protecting her. Pathetic.“Enzo Falcone,” Vito continued, “for harboring a traitor, attempting to corrupt the family bloodline, an
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