THE MAFIA BOSS WAS SURROUNDED BY DOCTORS AS HE DIED—UNTIL AN 8-YEAR-OLD MAID’S DAUGHTER CHECKED UNDER HIS PILLOW AND EXPOSED WHAT HIS FIANCÉE HAD BEEN HIDING THERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

bright, and relentless.

Snow blanketed the mansion grounds, softening the harsh outlines of wealth. Inside, the house no longer felt like a museum haunted by memories. Children’s coats piled up near the front door. Homework spread across the breakfast table. Duke slept anywhere Lily happened to drop her backpack.

Emma spent many nights there.

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