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Chapter 1

When I reached the family council hall, it was in chaos.Beth was at the center of it, arguing, her face twisted with anger. A crowd of new recruits stood behind her."Why should we have to move out? Monica's the one who did this! Why should we pay for her mess?!"Where are we supposed to live now?!"Get Monica out here! She ordered us around all this time, and now she thinks she can just hide! No way!""Exactly! Once we're out of there, where are we supposed to go?!""Make her come out! We're all with Beth!"Voices filled the hall. Bodyguards lined both sides of the room to keep order. At the front, Frank, the office manager, kept repeating, "She altered the old casino, and we've fined her for it."I stood outside the door, my grip tightening on the folder in my hand.Inside was the family's ruling on my conversion of the old casino. I practically knew it by heart.Converting family property without permission. Winning new recruits over to her side. Making members work for her...My p

Chapter 2

The moment Beth saw me, her fragile act vanished. There was a challenge in her eyes I'd never seen before.She stood at the front, looked me in the eye, and said, "Because you broke the rules, they're taking back the casino you converted. Now we have nowhere to live."You think you can just leave it at that?"Where are all of us supposed to live? Aren't you responsible?"As soon as Beth finished, the crowd started shouting again.Someone said, "Exactly. If you hadn't put us in that casino, we wouldn't be homeless now."Now we don't have anywhere to live. You have to take responsibility!"We had to check the water and electricity ourselves, and the walls were so thin I couldn't sleep at night. I put up with it because we'd already moved in. And now we don't even have that.""Exactly. We were already worn out from working for the family all day, and then she made us check the water and electricity when we got back."Greedy leeches. They have no idea losing the casino is only the beginnin

Chapter 3

"Who said you could touch our things without our permission?!"You're the reason we have nowhere to live!"And now you don't want to take responsibility for anything. No way!"Beth was red-faced and hoarse from screaming, and she planted herself squarely in front of me.Another recruit jumped in. "Exactly! You had us move in, and now we're out on the street!"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have ended up like this."Now you want to put the casino back the way it was, pay a little fine, and call it done? No way!"Spit flew in my face as they shouted. Several of them closed in around me, looking ready to tear me apart."The punishment came from the affairs office. Coming after me won't change anything."I kept my voice steady and looked at each of them.Beth relaxed her fists and stared at me for a moment. "The affairs office only cares about getting the casino restored. You threw us out, so shouldn't you find us somewhere to go? At least we could cook for ourselves at the casino. Now

Chapter 4

The standoff lasted half a minute.Then someone stepped forward and said, "Give us the money first, and we'll see."I nodded and exhaled, then transferred money into each of their accounts. It wasn't much, just enough for a week's food and lodging.Once the money came through, they left for the casino to collect their things.After they'd gone, I opened the manila envelope."This is my resignation letter," I told Frank. "I don't plan to work for the family anymore. Please process it and pass it on to the underboss."Frank looked surprised for a moment. Then he studied my face and didn't try to stop me."The house you live in is in your name. The Don gave it to your father, so you can do as you like with it."I nodded and headed out. Before I'd even reached the door, I called a real estate agent and listed the house for sale.I went straight over and signed the contract.The agent promised me it would sell within two days.Two days was enough. I went home, packed my things, and booked a

Chapter 5

The moment I finished, the whole room went silent.They all stared at me. Just the day before, they'd surrounded me at the affairs office and demanded compensation, and every word of it had come out of their own mouths.The office had security cameras, and the staff had witnessed the whole thing.I dealt with the affairs office all the time, and this time the recruits didn't have a leg to stand on. Some of them seemed to realize it, and their bravado faded.The silence pushed Beth's simmering anger over the edge. She shoved me hard."It's your fault! You're threatening us now."You're the one who converted the casino and invited us to move in. We deserve whatever compensation you give us. Don't let her scare you!"She really did order us around! We have proof."Once Beth had the others on her side again, she turned to me. "You were trying to win new recruits over to your side. You're up to no good."Ordering us around is enough for the family to come after you! You may be friends with

Chapter 6

The comments attacking me were being buried one by one.The new comments came from members I'd helped back when I rented the apartment building. They were vouching for me.Some of them were already running crews in other cities.When they saw what was happening, they had their crews pile into the comments too.[When I first joined, Ms. Russo helped me. She knew I had no money, so she offered me a loan before I even asked and bought me bread.][If it weren't for Ms. Russo, I might have frozen to death under a bridge. I wouldn't be where I am today. Don't listen to them!]Reading the comments one after another, I felt something in my chest slowly thaw.Some posted photos. Someone even dug up how long the casino had stood abandoned and the family's old plans for it.It had always been slated to become a dorm. The family had been busy, though, and few new members had joined that year.The plan had been shelved ever since.Meanwhile, at my old house, Beth stood there disheveled, pointing at

Chapter 7

Nora called just as I landed in North Haven. We'd crossed paths at a few parties and gotten along well enough.She kept it brief and told me what had happened.She was suing Beth for tearing up the contract.She wanted to know what I thought."Good. She had it coming," I replied, a smile tugging at my lips.I'd bought a house on the outskirts of North Haven.At home, I unpacked a little and took a shower. Then I lay in bed, checked my phone, and saw a new post on the family message board.It was a video of Beth crying.In the video, Beth's left cheek was red and swollen, and tears streaked her face. "If it weren't for Monica, none of this would have happened. She let us move into her house, then sent people to trick us. She even had someone hit me."Someone like that doesn't deserve to be in the family!"Is she doing this because we wouldn't help her betray the family? I'll do anything if she'll just stop having me beaten."Beth sobbed harder, her voice breaking again and again.Before

Chapter 8

The first read, "Ms. Russo, I'm sorry. I let Beth fool me, and that's why I went along with her. We all knew the plumbing and wiring were delayed for two days because your money hadn't come through yet. The place was free, and I had no right to demand so much. I hope you can forgive me."I didn't rush to reply, just kept scrolling.Another came from someone who'd moved into my house that day."I'm sorry, Ms. Russo. Beth manipulated me the whole time. She put us up to getting things out of you..."I read a few more, then lost patience.I didn't answer any of them. I calmly blocked every last one. I didn't need their guilt or their apologies.Then Frank messaged me. Victor had begun looking into Beth.Only then did it come out that, before joining the family, Beth had made a living running extortion scams on the streets.It wasn't the first time she'd done something like this.Her old landlord had been squeezed for a hefty sum the same way.Frank told Beth what the investigation had unco

Chapter 9

I heard Beth had been found guilty of stirring up unrest in the family and extorting a fellow member.She was punished under family rules: given electric shocks in the council hall, locked in a flooded cell for several days, then thrown out. The recruits who'd joined her were expelled too.Soon after Beth's expulsion, Nora's lawyer got in touch with her about the torn contract.Beth refused to pay or take any responsibility.She just disappeared.The expelled recruits were looking for her too. They blamed her for what had happened to them.In the end, they found her in a narrow alley.By then, both her hands were broken.The electric shocks in the council hall had done that. She was covered in wounds, and without treatment, some of them had begun to fester.They cornered her at the mouth of the alley. "Beth, we got kicked out of the family because of you. You did this to us.""We've been looking everywhere for you. Did you think hiding would get you off the hook? You used us!""If it w

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