She Hid in the Mafia Boss’s Closet. At Dawn, He Learned She Had Been There Before.

I would have given him the moon if it meant he would stop calling.”

“But he didn’t.”

She gave a small, empty laugh.

“He called from blocked numbers.

He sent flowers to jobs I had not told him about.

He mailed photographs of places I had been that day.

Once, he sent me a birthday card with nothing inside but my new address.”

Dante’s expression darkened.

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