No Longer Bound
When my mother went into kidney failure and needed a transplant, it was Pauline Maynard—on the brink of death herself—who gave my mom a second chance at life.
Just before Pauline passed, she gripped my hand tightly and whispered her final words.
"Summer, Ricky is my only son. He's rebellious… and fragile. Please, take care of him. Just three years, please?"
I gave her my word.
Then I moved into their home and gave Ricky everything he needed—love, comfort, a sense of safety. For three years, I stayed true to that promise.
By the third year, Ricky had transformed. No longer the wayward boy he once was, he rose to become the Mafia Don Ricky Lenza. And I was carrying his child.
As I busied
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