I LAID MY FEVERISH DAUGHTER ON A BRAIN-DEAD MAFIA BOSS’S CHEST TO COMFORT HER — THEN HE OPENED HIS EYES AND SAID HER NAME
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Chapter 6: The Mafia Boss at My Door
Chapter 6: The Mafia Boss at My Door
Emily arrived home to find her apartment door open.
Her heart stopped.
Inside, everything was destroyed.
Toys were broken.
Drawings were torn.
Lily’s favorite stuffed animal was missing.
Then Roman appeared.
Not with armed men.
Not with violence.
Alone.
Emily stared.
“What are you doing here?”
Roman looked around.
“Protecting my family.”
Emily froze.
“We are not your family.”
Roman looked at Lily.
The little girl smiled at him.
Then whispered:
May you like
“Mr. Roman came back.”
Those words changed everything.
