Claimed By The Five Mafia Brothers
"Mafia wealthy means you own the building where people eat, the lot where trucks park, the concrete they pour, and the street they drive it on. Velvet is just dinner people see, House is what we keep. We have more than you think”
She nodded against me. "Few months ago I had 300 dollars and thought my dad made a mistake. Now you fire an inspector without police and pay a family with an envelope in same day."
"For city, filing. For family, envelope," I said. "Both. Same as house and Tower. Both."
We got home, Yellow hallway light on. Marco's soup still warm. Her mugs on her dresser. She sat on the edge of her small bed, boots off, bare feet on my shoes like she did after Caruso blocked our fro