THE MAFIA BOSS TURNED THE PENDANT OVER AND FOUND THE LETTERS L M ENGRAVED INTO THE GOLD
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Chapter 9
The old archive still held them.
Luca ordered the Blue Book retrieved by outside counsel.
Chapter 9 had been cut out.
Not missing accidentally.
Removed cleanly.
Then one notation on the index:
S. MORETTI — HART TRANSFER.
SEE ORIGINAL ONLY.
Original page gone.
Who had access?
Carlo.
Nico.
Family archivist.
Luca.
And Luca’s uncle Salvatore.
Salvatore died four years ago.
Archivist retired.
Nico looked uncomfortable.
“Carlo removed pages sometimes.”
“Why?”
“To keep leverage separate.”
Of course.
Then Mara traced Carlo’s personal safe-deposit records.
One box still active.
May you like
Opened under court-supervised family counsel.
Inside:
