Betrayed by the Don, Claimed by the King
he said, taking my hand and addressing the crowd, his voice full of love and solemnity, “I, Arthur Russo, am no longer the King of Chicago. I am merely a knight in service to my Queen and our Princess.”
He had backed up every promise with concrete action.
After the meeting, the news was everywhere.
Stories of our love were the envy of all. Tucked among the major headlines was a small, insignificant blurb.
Mr. Capello also delivered Lucas’s final letter.
I took the envelope but didn’t open it.
I walked to the fireplace, watched the roaring flames, and let the envelope fall from my fingers. The fire devoured it in an instant.
The past—the love, the hate—was ash.
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