The Love That Burned Out
I took a bullet for Vittorio, and it left my right hand permanently damaged. After that, I stepped back and supported him from behind the scenes.
For eight years, I stood beside him as he rose from a low-level underling to Don.
On his first day as Don, he had my portrait hung in every church he owned, to show the world who I was and how much I mattered.
When I told him we had too much blood on our hands, he began going to church every day to confess and pray for us both.
Once, I offered to go with him. He only shook his head, his expression solemn.
"You got blood on your hands because of me. None of it is your fault. Let me carry all the sins alone."
I was so moved that I believed him