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“Lil Bobby,” he mused

Bobby was another Capo in la Falia There was a hierarchy The boss, who ruled over everything, he was the one as in charge His underboss, the second in cos, liere, our father Giuseppe, who acted as an advisor to the boss In Giuseppe’s case, he also gave legal advice and worked any cases for made men Then there were the capos In Providence, there were fiveJoe, and me Bobby and Joe had been made before us, and they considered themselves our seniors They were older and had taken part in our training and initiation, but they were old guards and it was time for some fresh blood to run the family

Nicky was promoted around the same time as me and is loyal to Gian Gian already had over half the fa Joe’s opinion would no longerto be civil here; he didn’t want to start a war, but forced retirement for men ouldn’t folloas still an option

“Set it up” Gian told me

A sot it”

This city is ours

I pullat 6:00 AM sharp There’s a bit of a thrill in being an asshole for me Today is Annie’s only day off this week, and I’ with me

Selfish, that’s what my family would call it

I’d call it a power e here

I pound on the front door to wake her “Up and at ‘ereet with a smirk when she finally answers

Her blonde hair is disheveled froy with a hint of sleep, and she’s dressed in polka dot pajama shorts and a plain white v neck

I take a second to adaze back to her face Even half asleep and pissed off, Annie is gorgeous There’s no denying that

“What?” her groggy voice asks in a lol

“Ti”

Her left eyebrow raises “Training?”