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Chapter 15

When Mabel turned eleven, one old capo joked:

“Future boss.”

I stopped him.

Not angrily.

“Future eleven-year-old.”

Everyone laughed.

Mabel rolled her eyes.

Perfect.

Later she asked:

“Could I be boss?”

“Maybe.”

“Do I have to?”

“No.”

She smiled.

Then:

The stolen ashes meant for the mafia boss's fireplace.

The hidden puppy intended for the mafia boss's fireplace.

The crushed hearing aid that destroyed the mafia boss's engagement.

“Good.”

That answer mattered more than ambition.

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The "Christmas ghost" locked behind the mafia boss's portrait.

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The toddler's innocent words that saved the mafia boss's life.

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The tiny Christmas stocking that revealed the pregnant maid's secret.

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The cruel punishment for feeding the mafia boss's hungry son.

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The torn photograph that destroyed the mafia boss's engagement.

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The loyal dog that saved the mafia boss's son from his fiancée.

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The toddler's innocent words that revealed the pregnant maid's secret.

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The surgery money burned in the mafia boss's fireplace.

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