The Mafia's Pawn
“I don’t even know how to drive.”
I ignored her question, instead pulling out a thicker stack of white papers from the second envelope. I placed them in her hands, and she looked down, her brow furrowing as she realized what they were. Pages upon pages of stories, timelines, detailed accounts of how we met, how we dated, how we became engaged, fabricated memories carefully curated to fit the narrative I was crafting for us. A narrative she would learn to recite as truth.
“Read it,” I said, my voice business-like and devoid of any warmth. “Every last word. Study it, memorize it. This is your life now, Cleo. These are the events that led you here. And in two days, you must know every detail by
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