The Mafia King's Regret
Over the past handful of days, the hospital had been rife with rumors.
“I am.” Still no inflection, like the man had become the mask. No explanation, no excuses.
So, I pressed on. “That you unified the Mafia for profit.”
“I did.”
I should be grateful that he wouldn’t deny what I knew to be true—that Aldo Marcello was one of the most feared Mafia kings to ever rule the streets of New York.
Iron-fisted, my co-workers whispered to each other, words hushed by fear and awe. Ruthless. Domineering. Nobody can oppose his rule.