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00:01As the fourth daughter of the Moretti Mafia family, no one respected me.
00:06Unlike my three popular sisters, I didn't talk much.
00:11I spent my days in the garage taking apart old engines and guns my father locked in his safe.
00:18My fiancé broke off our engagement in public.
00:21My father called me an idiot.
00:22My mother wanted to marry me off to a crude, ugly widower.
00:25I said nothing.
00:26Until that night, our enemies stormed the estate.
00:30My father was tied up, forced to his knees.
00:34The enemy Capo pressed a gun to his forehead and...
00:37Don Morelli, heard you got four pretty daughters.
00:40You're all dying tonight.
00:42Let me pick one to be my mistress.
00:57Anyone else want a mistress?
01:01Don Moretti.
01:03I'm calling off the engagement with Val.
01:08What did you say?
01:10The families are shifting.
01:11The future Mrs. Castellano needs to stand beside me as an equal.
01:16Val won't even speak.
01:19Serena and I spent years together in Ashford.
01:21I'll double whatever the families agreed on and marry her instead.
01:24The hall went quiet.
01:26Amelia and Bianca scoffed.
01:29Serena blushed.
01:32Val is still your fiancé.
01:34She has a good heart.
01:36A good heart doesn't run the Castellano Empire, ma'am.
01:39Dominic crossed the room, crouched in front of me.
01:44Val.
01:44I didn't look up.
01:46Twisted out another screw.
01:49This is imported.
01:51Not a toy you can break.
01:58You have to know your place.
02:01Serena suits me.
02:02You don't.
02:05Be a good girl.
02:07Go play with your engines.
02:08I finally looked up at him.
02:10No hitting.
02:10No yelling.
02:11Just polite feelings shredded my dignity.
02:14Val is an idiot.
02:15See a person and don't even say hello?
02:18She's not fit for the Castellones.
02:19Do as you wish.
02:21Thank you, Dawn.
02:25I picked up the screw, fit it back into the radio.
02:28None of them knew.
02:29I'd modified it to intercept every transmission the Mafia families sent.
02:33Dominic, what you threw away today was the last of my patients.
02:40The scandal passed fast.
02:41Nobody cared if the family idiot got hurt.
02:44Val.
02:44Come here.
02:45My mother waved me over.
02:47Her eyes were still wet.
02:49I set down the gear I was polishing and walked over.
02:52Your father's right.
02:53You can't handle the Castellanos.
02:55This is Harold.
02:56Owns the casinos.
02:5750 years old.
02:58Has a daughter.
02:59But he's loaded.
03:01You can take apart the whole house and he won't care.
03:03I stared at the picture.
03:04The wrinkled face grinning back at me.
03:07The fourth daughter of the Moretti family.
03:09Married off to a crude, ugly widower.
03:13How ironic.
03:15Dominic walked in carrying a gift box.
03:18Serena was beside him.
03:20Golden couple.
03:21Ma'am.
03:22Harold sounds perfect for Val.
03:24Harold's got old gambling equipment lying around.
03:27She'll have plenty of things to take apart.
03:29Isn't that your favorite way to live, Val?
03:31Concerned tone.
03:32But every word was calling me useless trash.
03:35Dominic.
03:36Stop teasing Val.
03:37The poor thing doesn't understand marriage anyway.
03:40He patted her hand.
03:41Doting.
03:42I'm planning her future.
03:44Sweetheart.
03:46This is handcrafted by a master.
03:48Only one in the city.
03:49Open it.
03:51Serena tore off the wrap.
03:54Excited.
03:54Inside was a delicate music box.
03:57She reached for the winding key.
04:00Dominic caught her hand suddenly.
04:02Turned to me.
04:03Val.
04:04Stand back.
04:05This is fragile.
04:07If you break it, it's a nightmare to fix.
04:11Val.
04:12Go play in the back.
04:13Nothing here for you.
04:17I turned obediently.
04:18As I walked out, I heard the crisp music start.
04:23Along with Dominic and Serena's laughter.
04:30I went back to my garage.
04:32Piles of scrap metal.
04:34My kingdom.
04:42I dragged aside an old water bottle.
04:44Underneath was a purple gun.
04:46I stole it from his safe long ago.
04:48Replaced it with a replica.
04:50I closed my eyes.
04:51In under 10 seconds, I broke the whole gun down into leaf parts.
04:55Then I pulled the slide back.
04:56Metal snapped into place.
04:58That sound was 10,000 times better than the music box.
05:02Phew.
05:02A sleeping wolf treated like a dog is still alive.
05:06A few days later, Serena sat on the couch.
05:09Eyes red with panic.
05:11The music box sat on the coffee table.
05:14Dead silent.
05:16What do I do?
05:18Dominic wants me to play this song at the gala tomorrow night.
05:20It's a broken tin can.
05:22The Castellanos are rich.
05:23He'll buy another one.
05:24You don't get it.
05:25This isn't just a music box.
05:26There's a letter inside from Dominic.
05:28It matters.
05:29Now it's jammed.
05:30I can't get it open.
05:32I saw the problem instantly.
05:34The spring was wound too tight.
05:37The hair spring had caught on the main gear.
05:42What are you staring at?
05:44Don't come over here.
05:45If you break it, we couldn't sell you for enough to cover it.
05:48I ignored her and walked over.
05:50Serena instinctively clutched the box to her chest.
05:53I was faster.
05:55Two fingers.
05:56I pressed hard on the base.
05:58At the same time, my thumb flicked the winding clasp on the side.
06:01Twice.
06:02The stuck lid popped open.
06:04The letter fell onto the carpet.
06:06Then the music started up again.
06:09The room froze.
06:10My two sisters stared at me.
06:12Mouths open.
06:14At that moment, the door swung open.
06:27What happened?
06:28Dominic.
06:29It jammed.
06:30I nearly died.
06:31Precision mechanics like this.
06:33One wrong move, the whole thing is trash.
06:37You got lucky.
06:38Doesn't mean you'll get lucky next time.
06:43Sweetheart.
06:45Lock things like this away.
06:47Some people don't know their limits.
06:50Yeah.
06:51You just pressed the right button by accident.
06:53Go back to your junkyard, Val.
06:55Stop embarrassing yourself.
07:00My five-year-old nensun got bored of it.
07:02Take it.
07:03Stop touching your sister's things.
07:05Open humiliation.
07:08What?
07:09Don't like it?
07:12You have to accept your place.
07:14Things that aren't yours will never be yours.
07:16Even if you happen to open one.
07:17I looked at the ugly toy in my hand.
07:20My fingers tightened.
07:25Dominic stepped back.
07:27Like he was afraid my blood would ruin his seat.
07:29Val.
07:30Are you doing this for attention?
07:31It's childish.
07:33Sweetheart.
07:34Let's go.
07:35Don't let this negativity get to you.
07:40I stared at the drop of blood on the carpet.
07:44Childish?
07:45You haven't seen real cruelty yet.
07:50Tonight was Dominic and Serena's official engagement.
07:53My father invited every important name in the city.
07:56Harold came too.
07:57With a fat offer for my father.
07:59Planning to lock in my marriage with my father after dinner.
08:02I wasn't in the hall.
08:03Dominic locked me in the garage.
08:05It'd be a shame if you embarrassed us in front of the guests.
08:09Rest out back.
08:42They're inside.
08:43We're under attack.
08:45They're inside.
08:45They're inside.
08:46Players knocking.
08:47This was a plain bit.
08:48I peered through a crack in the tall windows.
08:57Champagne and pastries smashed across the floor.
08:59Every powerful name was coward in the corners.
09:02Shaky.
09:03In the middle of the hall stood a dozen rough men, guns in their hands.
09:08My father was pinned on the floor, hands zip-tied behind him.
09:21Don Moretti. Long time no see.
09:29You took three of my territories. Tonight I'm here to collect with interest.
09:35Vince, you touched my family. My allies will bury you.
09:42Don't talk to me about your allies. They're busy watching the North. Nobody's coming for you.
09:59Well, well. If it isn't the Castellano heir.
10:05If you don't hurt anyone, the Castellonis will pay a hundred grand.
10:10Shut up.
10:20Don. Heard you have four beautiful daughters.
10:25You're all dead tonight anyway. Let me pick one to be my mistress.
10:31Don't touch my girls. I'll give you whatever you want.
10:37Dominic stayed on the floor. He didn't even lift his head.
10:41That's when I stepped to the corner of the staircase.
10:44Cleared my throat. Every head turned on.
10:47Sweetheart, you're going to scare me with that little thing.
11:10Anyone else? Want a mistress?
11:16every one of his men froze they couldn't wrap their heads around it a soft little
11:21don's daughter firing a gun and killing a man with one shot boss boss is dead
11:32you bitch i'll kill you he didn't get to play the trigger my second shot cracked
11:37the bullet ripped through his wrist his gun hit the floor with a dull thud i didn't stop three
11:44shots fast three more of vince's men went down kneecaps shoulders
11:51spread out take cover the rest finally came to scrambled behind couches and pillars the hall
11:58exploded into chaos again the family below was frozen staring dominic clutched his stomach
12:05struggled to lift his head through his gold-rimmed glasses he stared at me his eyes were pure shock
12:11was this the idiot who played with scrap in the backyard was this the useless girl who took
12:15his insults with his alarm how many outside at least at least 20 or 30 more
12:31my bullets were limited a firefight wasn't going to work
12:34i glanced at an enemy nearby he was inching his head out trying to spot me i picked up a
12:41shard of
12:41glass flung it hard at the opposite wall the sound pulled his attention i leaned out one
12:48pulled clean no hesitation serena called my name tremble blood streaked her face not hers her eyes were full of
12:57fear not just fear of the enemies fear of me i didn't look at her stayed low moved fast to
13:03the electrical panel on the side wall i threw the main breaker the whole hall went pit
13:08the women screamed shut up scream and you die my voice cut through the dark cold
13:15sharp every mouth snapped shut light get alive someone in vince's crew shouted one of them had struck a match
13:23stupid in the dark any light is a target i didn't even need to look raised my hand and fired
13:30no lights she could see us they panicked started blind firing toward my position i used their muzzle
13:37flashes mapped their positions and i thought something was wrong a pocket watch i'd taken it apart earlier that day
13:45put it back together loose i'd removed the stop mechanism
13:48the main spring was wound to the edge i hurled it toward the tightest cluster of them
13:54what the hell
13:56one of them caught it on reflex the watch ticked loud in the dark it's a bomb throw it
14:03the unknown mechanical sound they screamed and scattered i moved between the cover like a ghost
14:10every shot dropped him under five minutes the hall was left with the stench of blood
14:16i threw the breaker back up the lights burned bright again i stood in the middle of the corpses
14:22spinning the empty pistol in my hands not a drop of blood on my clothes
14:27i walked to my father cut the rope on his wrists with a blade
14:32father you must have been shaken flat voice like i'd just swept a few leaves off the terrace
14:38val i turned you you
14:42his gold-rimmed glasses hung crooked on his face i walked over to him
14:47mr castellano
14:50now do you still think i need to marry harold and take apart his old gambling accliments
14:56who the hell are you harold crawled out
14:58don morelli this this is val
15:03my father finally came back to himself he looked at the bodies then looked at me
15:07something complicated flickered in his eyes
15:10val where did you learn to shoot
15:14i didn't answer because i heard the noise outside vince's death hadn't scared them
15:18it had made them worse
15:19boss is dead boys get in there take them out
15:22our line was breaking fast
15:26they're coming in
15:27the women in the hall started sobbing again
15:29hopeless
15:30my mother stumbled over threw her arms around me
15:34val where did you find that kind of courage
15:37her tears smeared onto my shirt
15:39mother not now
15:41i turned
15:43don morelli
15:44he took a breath
15:45the firepower out there is too heavy we can't just sit here
15:50i suggest we send someone out to negotiate
15:54the castellanos are willing to pay for peace
15:56that sickening calm crept back into his voice
15:59shut up
16:02i didn't look up
16:03i was pressing bullets into a fresh magazine
16:06fast
16:07he stared at me like i'd insulted him beyond words
16:11val
16:13i know you did something impressive just now that doesn't mean you can act reckless
16:19they came from money and women
16:20you killed their boss
16:22now they've got nothing to lose
16:26you got lucky and killed a few
16:27you really think you can take out all 30 of them
16:33put the gun down
16:34listen to me
16:35that's the smart move
16:37he reached out
16:38tried to take the gun from my hand
16:41give me the gun
16:43it's too dangerous
16:44i stopped moving
16:45i slowly looked up
16:47at his outstretched hand
16:54mr castellano
16:57if your brain's leaking
16:58i don't mind drilling a hole to let it out
17:01negotiate with a bunch of pissed off killers
17:04you really think your money fixes everything
17:08what they want right now
17:10is to chop us up
17:13and feed us to the dogs
17:17i ignored the look on his face
17:19turned to my father
17:20father
17:21how many men can still fight
17:24there's a dozen in the inner wing
17:26good enough
17:28i tossed two of the scavenged pistols to a nearby guard
17:35the front is lost
17:36move them to the second floor hallway
17:38set the second line at the top of the stairs
17:41but
17:42no but
17:43i cut him off
17:44but
17:44absolute
17:45the main house walls are brick and mortar
17:47rifles won't punch through
17:49give up the garage
17:50let them come inside
17:51i glanced at the radio i'd taken apart earlier
17:54i walked over
17:55what are you doing
17:56i didn't ask
17:57i stripped the fuses out of a few dead grenades
17:59strung them together with the copper wire
18:01something i'd built in the backyard when i was born
18:03junk metal and scraps
18:04now it had a use
18:05are you insane
18:07what do you think you're doing with that trash
18:09this is war not playtime
18:11i didn't even spare him a glance
18:13i set the trip wire
18:16simple
18:16clean
18:17then i picked up my gun
18:18started up the stairs
18:20didn't look back
18:23anyone who wants to live
18:24shut up
18:25get to the basement
18:30as for mr castellano
18:31i stopped
18:32turned my head slightly
18:34the corner of my mouth curved
18:36mocking
18:37if you think negotiating works
18:40feel free to walk out there
18:44let's see if they take your cash
18:46or your head
18:53the hall went dead quiet
18:56nobody dared question me
18:58nobody dared walk out to negotiate
19:00even dominic
19:02his face went white
19:03he followed harold and the women down into the basement
19:07like a beaten dog
19:10i stepped over the wreckage
19:12went up to the second floor
19:13good sight lines from up here
19:15outside was on fire
19:17enemies were pouring into the garage like locusts
19:20the dozen guards were pulled back to the top of the stairs
19:22all of them were bleeding
19:24all of them looked shaken
19:25clear as day
19:26these guys had gotten soft
19:28they'd never seen a real fight
19:31miss
19:33miss val
19:34he couldn't line up the girl in front of him
19:36dripping in blood and death
19:37with the mafia family idiot
19:39set guns on the windows
19:41and the stairwell corner
19:42i didn't waste words
19:43i took command
19:46don't fire blind
19:48wait until they hit the entryway
19:51but don morelli said
19:52right now in this house
19:53i give the orders
19:54the weight in my eyes
19:56was pure command
19:57he shut his mouth on reflex
19:59did what i said
20:01just as i predicted
20:02they saw an empty garage
20:04and rushed the main house
20:06screaming
20:06they thought we'd given up
20:08the first few in line
20:09kicked the front doors open
20:11no hesitation
20:12get in
20:13kill the men
20:14the women
20:15he didn't finish his words
20:17his foot caught on a thin copper bottle
20:21my rigged trip wire fired
20:23the blast tore through the narrow entryway
20:26deafening
20:26the shockwave carried
20:28the shockwave
20:30ripped the first five or six of them apart in seconds
20:33the ones behind them froze
20:35terrified
20:36they never expected mines inside the don's house
20:40open fire
20:43pulled their triggers
20:44crossfire flooded the entryway
20:49the men caught in the open dropped like meat under a sign
20:52shit it's an ambush
20:54fall back
20:55fall back
20:56their captain was screaming outside
20:58they left a dozen bodies
21:01fell back behind cover in the garage
21:03started firing blind
21:05at the second floor
21:06i stayed to the side of the window
21:08pulled
21:09counted their shots
21:11timed their reloads
21:12then i saw it
21:14a man in the corner of the yard
21:16setting up a light machine gun
21:21what is that
21:22light machine gun
21:27if they pinned the second floor down
21:29this house wouldn't last ten minutes
21:32pistols didn't have range
21:34wouldn't reach him
21:35i looked down the hallway
21:39at the end stood a six foot suit of armor
21:41a decorative piece
21:43one of dominic's engagement gifts to serena
21:50go rip that thing open
21:52bring me the long gun inside
21:53marco scrambled over
21:54pulled the ornamental hunting rifle out of the armor's hand
21:57it was just decoration
22:04but i waited in my hand
22:06old flintlock
22:08but the barrel was thick
22:09i broke the bolt open fast
22:11pulled a few of the heavier rounds from my pocket
22:14scavenged earlier
22:15poured out the powder
22:16reloaded it
22:17forced the firing mechanism to work with a different primer
22:20will
22:21will that even fire
22:25watch
22:26i raised the modified rifle
22:28deep breath
22:29heart slowed
22:30sight lined up on the corner of the garage
22:33on the man loading the machine gun
22:36wind brushed past
22:38i pulled the trigger
22:39the rifle roared
22:41deafening
22:42the kick went through my shoulder like ice
22:44his head burst like a melon hit with a hammer
22:47sniper
22:48they've got a sniper
22:52fall back
22:53fall back
22:54fall back
22:54fall back
22:59without cover from the dark
23:01they shattered
23:02they dropped their guns and ran
23:04crawled
23:05anything to get out of the estate
23:11the gunfire faded
23:12only the occasional groan from the garage proved any of it had been real
23:17i set down the hot rifle
23:18rolled my sore shoulder
23:20the crisis was over
23:21the basement door creaked open
23:23my father led the family out
23:24when they saw the wrecked entryway
23:26the blown apart hall
23:27every one of them sucked in a sharp breath
23:30dominic was last
23:31he looked up at me
23:32standing at the top of the stairs
23:34old rifle in my hand
23:36for the first time
23:37real panic hit his eyes
23:39and something else
23:40a shiver he couldn't name
23:41because he finally understood
23:43the useless girl he'd been controlling with pity and scraps
23:46she was a monster who could really throw out anytime she wanted
23:54dawn came
23:55the staff started cleaning the wreckage
23:58hands shaking
24:01my father sat in the study
24:03watching me
24:04something heavy in his eyes
24:05he hadn't slept
24:06my mother sat off to the side
24:08didn't have the courage to look at me
24:10my three sisters huddled together
24:11awe and fear in their eyes
24:13like i was a stranger
24:15my father finally spoke
24:17val
24:18last night
24:19those explosives
24:21were those detonators
24:24parts i pulled out of old machines in the backyard
24:26threw them together
24:31i wasn't lying
24:33i had thrown them together
24:35but to my father
24:37that word landed like lightning
24:39he ran a crime syndicate
24:41he'd seen everyone
24:43but he'd never heard of anyone
24:44building a mine from scrap metal
24:46that could kill five men
24:48and that shooting
24:51how much have you been hiding from us
24:53i didn't answer
24:55the study door opened
24:57dominic walked in
24:58fresh suit
25:00gold-rimmed glasses polished
25:02hair perfect
25:03like the coward who'd cowered in the basement wasn't him
25:06he carried a small wooden case
25:07don moretti
25:08that gentle smile was back on his face
25:11but this time there was something else in it
25:13careful
25:13testing
25:14val
25:16last night
25:17i didn't handle things well
25:19i underestimated you
25:20you're braver than i thought
25:23newest model
25:24imported
25:25for your protection
25:28dominic leaned down slightly
25:30watching me with something almost like affection
25:32if you enjoy mechanics
25:34i can teach you the science of shooting
25:36we could study it together
25:38i looked at him
25:39the same man who'd shredded my dignity
25:42and now that he'd discovered i had value
25:44he'd swapped masks in seconds
25:46what did he think i was
25:47some dog who'd wag her tail again
25:49if he tossed me a bone serena bit her lip
25:52something complicated in her eyes
25:54the fiancee she'd been so proud of
25:56was groveling to the sister she'd spent months mocking
26:00he thought i'd accepted his peace offer
26:03something like satisfaction flickered in dominic's eyes
26:06the recoil is low
26:08perfect for a woman
26:09my thumb pressed
26:10the magazine ejected
26:11then my hands moved
26:13fast
26:13under three seconds
26:14the priceless handgun was a pile of scattered parts on the table
26:18dominic's smile froze
26:20i picked up the silver barrel
26:21looked at it like it was garbage
26:23then in front of him
26:25i dropped the barrel into the trash bin
26:32your gun
26:34barrel rifling is off by two tenths of a millimeter
26:36thirty percent jam rate
26:38i brushed dust off my hands
26:39you want to teach me with this junk
26:41his prized knowledge
26:42stripped bare in front of my expert eye
26:44val
26:45what kind of attitude is that
26:47he tried to pull an older brother tone
26:49salvage some pride
26:50i brought you a gift and you
26:51mr castiano
26:52i cut him off
26:53no mercy
26:54i've got a bad temper
26:56no patience for your sermons
26:59last night
27:00in front of the enemy
27:01you didn't have the nerve to fart
27:05now the sun's up and suddenly you're a man again
27:07i locked eyes with him
27:08every word was slow
27:10keep your disgusting pity
27:12from today on stay out of sight
27:14the study went silent
27:15my father didn't stop me
27:17he barely breathed
27:18that polished mask he wore
27:20i'd finally torn it off
27:21what was underneath was pure ugly rage
27:24it's fine
27:24fine
27:26he turned and walked out
27:28didn't even take the pile of gun parts with him
27:30i turned around
27:31looked at my family
27:32every face was different
27:36father
27:36from today on the armory is mine
27:42taking the armory went smoother than i expected
27:47after watching me strip a gun barehanded
27:49and build a mine from scraps
27:51my father gave me everything i asked for
27:54or maybe he was afraid
27:57the idiot they used to drag around had become the moretti family's biggest card overnight
28:02only my mother was still stuck in her guilt
28:06that evening i just finished the armory inventory
28:12she was waiting at the garage gate
28:13a bowl in her hands
28:15val
28:16she saw the grease on my hands
28:18her eyes went red instantly
28:20she started to reach for a handkerchief
28:22halfway there her hand jerked back
28:24she was afraid i'd shut her down the same way i'd shut down dominic
28:27mother
28:28something wrong
28:29you worked all day i made you some soup
28:31there was something almost pleading in her voice
28:34about harold
28:36your mother was foolish
28:37she couldn't even meet my eyes
28:41i was worried about your future
28:44i didn't know he was that kind of man
28:46i looked at how small she'd made herself
28:48i didn't feel triumph
28:50just tired
28:51good
28:55you don't need to worry about my affairs anymore
28:59it was a clear line
29:00my mother's tears finally spilled over
29:03she covered her mouth
29:04turned and ran
29:06bianca and serena stood a few feet away
29:08neither dared to speak
29:10their entire view of me had been shattered
29:12i ignored them
29:13went back to my room
29:15a hand-drawn mechanical schematic sat on my desk
29:19the weapons here were outdated
29:20most were old service pistols
29:22against a crew like vince's
29:24armed with modern firepower
29:26they were useless
29:27i needed to use what i had
29:29retool the whole armory
29:32the next two weeks
29:34i practically lived in the armory
29:38the scream of metal being cut
29:40the smell of powder
29:42that was my whole world
29:45during those weeks
29:46the castellanos took a hit
29:48word spread across the city
29:51dominic cowered during the raid
29:53everyone knew
29:54the businesses that had lined up
29:56to partner with the castellanos
29:57pulled out
29:58one by one
29:59a man who couldn't protect his own fiance
30:01a man who almost begged on his knees
30:04nobody respected that
30:05castellanos stock dropped through the floor
30:08the moretti family went the other way
30:09with my weapon modifications
30:11my father's men were twice as deadly
30:13he wiped out the last of the barone crew
30:16in one clean suite
30:17his name shook the whole city
30:19everyone knew
30:20don moretti had an ace in the hole
30:25and that ace was the fourth daughter
30:27he'd once tried to throw away
30:31two weeks later
30:32afternoon
30:33i was calibrating a heavy machine gun
30:35i'd just finished retooling
30:37the thing had been scrapped
30:38because of a busted cooling system
30:41i'd spent two days converting it to air cooled
30:43cut the weight in half
30:47marco ran into the armory
30:48miss bell
30:48sweating
30:50his tone toward me had gone from mocking to pure respect
30:55old man castellano
30:56he's here
30:57brought dominic with him
30:58i stopped
31:00set down the wrench
31:01what do they want
31:03they
31:03they said they came to apologize
31:05want to reopen the arrangement
31:07renew the engagement
31:08marco swallowed hard
31:10and they were specific
31:11they said the engagement
31:14it's with you
31:16of course
31:18dominic had figured out that serena was just a pretty face
31:21and i was the real gold that could save his sinking family
31:24so he dropped his pathetic pride
31:26came crawling back
31:28go to the front hall
31:29i want to see just how thick mr castellano's skin really is
31:34the mood in the front hall was thick
31:36dominic wasn't in his usual chair
31:38he stood in the middle of the room
31:40head slightly down
31:41his gold-rimmed glasses couldn't hide the exhaustion in his eyes
31:45old man castellano sat in the guest seat
31:47face gray
31:48talking fast to my father
31:50all three of my sisters were there
31:52serena especially
31:53her face was paper white
31:55a few days ago
31:56dominic had been holding her hand
31:58promising her everything
32:04every voice cut off the second i walked in
32:07val
32:08he even stepped forward
32:09reached for my hand
32:11i sidestepped him
32:13walked to the main seat
32:15took an empty chair
32:17mr castellano
32:19your manners have slipped
32:22you see a person and you don't even say hello
32:24dominic's expression froze
32:26miss val
32:26i came here to apologize
32:28i was blind
32:29i didn't see your talent
32:31the castellanos are in trouble
32:34our associates need new mechanical designs to trust us again
32:37i know you understand these things
32:40if you'll forgive me and honor our engagement
32:42i'll hand you half of the castellano operation
32:45to run yourself
32:47i'll take care of serena
32:49she won't get in your way
32:52serena heard that last line
32:54covered her face
32:55ran out of the room
32:56sobbing
32:59i looked at dominic
33:00for a second i actually felt sorry for him
33:03he thought feelings and dignity were things you could trade in and swap out like used cars
33:08dominic
33:09i didn't even bother looking at him
33:10did you think i was quiet before because i was stupid
33:13he froze
33:14didn't know how to answer
33:16i was quiet because talking to a man like you is a waste of my breath
33:19i stood up
33:20walked over to him
33:24i like taking things apart because i love the pure logic of controlling a machine
33:28to me you're not even worth a rusted screw
33:32at least a screw holds something in place
33:34i leaned in
33:35one word at a time
33:37you belong in the trash
33:38dominic's body swayed
33:40every drop of color left his face
33:42he looked worse than the corpses in our garage
33:44that pride he'd worn like armor
33:49i'd crushed it in front of everyone
33:52doors on the left
33:54get out
33:57or the next bullet goes right through your forehead
34:01old man castellano knew when to fold
34:03he grabbed his son
34:05dragged him out of the estate
34:06fast
34:07the hall was quiet again
34:08my father looked at me
34:09something proud in his eyes
34:11something almost worshipful
34:13starting today the moretti family didn't have a forgotten fourth daughter anymore
34:17my future was just starting
34:19there was still a maxim gun waiting for me in the armory
34:23and i was ready
34:24my father's footsteps echoed behind me in the empty room
34:28he didn't walk toward the shiny new rifles
34:31he just followed me
34:33val
34:33his voice was rougher than i'd ever heard it
34:36these guns are in here
34:38since the dealer's men left
34:40nobody's been able to strip them down and clean them
34:42i stopped
34:43picked up cloth from the shelf
34:45wiped the dust off a barrel
34:47i turned
34:48looked at him
34:49stripping them isn't hard
34:51water jacket
34:52the hard part is recalibrating the water jacket
34:54and the feed mechanism
35:02father
35:03you're handing all this to me
35:05aren't you afraid i'll destroy the moretti family's edge
35:07my father let out a bitter laugh
35:10he unhooked a heavy ring of keys from his belt
35:13held them out to me
35:14both hands
35:19the moretti family's edge
35:21was never in these dead things
35:26it's you
35:26it's you
35:26it's you
35:26it's you
35:26it's you
35:26it's you
35:36it's you
35:37You