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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.
08:46You're inside.
08:47This was a plain.
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.
11:18They couldn't wrap their heads around it.
11:20A soft little Don's daughter.
11:23Firing a gun.
11:24And killing a man with one shot.
11:27Boss! Boss is dead!
11:32You bitch! I'll kill you!
11:34He didn't get to play the trigger.
11:36My second shot cracked.
11:37The bullet ripped through his wrist.
11:39His gun hit the floor with a dull thud.
11:42I didn't stop.
11:43Three shots. Fast.
11:45Three more of Vince's men went down.
11:47Kneecaps.
11:48Shoulders.
11:51Spread out! Take cover!
11:53The rest finally came to.
11:55Scrambled behind couches and pillars.
11:57The hall exploded into chaos again.
12:00The family below was frozen.
12:02Staring.
12:03Dominic clutched his stomach.
12:05Struggled to lift his head.
12:06Through his gold-rimmed glasses, he stared at me.
12:09His eyes were pure shock.
12:11Was this the idiot who played with scrap in the backyard?
12:14Was this the useless girl who took his insults with his alarm?
12:17How many outside?
12:19At least, at least, 20 or 30 more.
12:31My bullets were limited.
12:33A firefight wasn't going to work.
12:35I glanced at an enemy nearby.
12:37He was inching his head out, trying to spot me.
12:40I picked up a shard of glass, flung it hard at the opposite wall.
12:44The sound pulled his attention.
12:46I leaned out.
12:47One second, held, clean, no hesitation.
12:52Serena called my name, trembling.
12:54Blood streaked her face.
12:55Not hers.
12:56Her eyes were full of fear.
12:58Not just fear of the enemies, fear of me.
13:00I didn't look at her.
13:01Stayed low.
13:02Moved fast to the electrical panel on the side wall.
13:05I threw the main breaker.
13:07The whole hall went pitiful.
13:09The women screamed again.
13:10Shut up!
13:12Scream and you die!
13:13My voice cut through the dark.
13:15Cold, sharp.
13:16Every mouth snapped shut.
13:18Light!
13:18Get a light!
13:19Someone in Vince's crew shouted.
13:21One of them had struck a match.
13:23Stupid.
13:23In the dark, any light is a target.
13:26I didn't even need to look.
13:28Raised my hand and fired.
13:30No lights!
13:31She can see us!
13:32They panicked.
13:33Started blind firing toward my position.
13:35I used their muzzle flashes, mapped their positions, and I felt something in the case.
13:41A pocket watch.
13:43I'd taken it apart earlier that day, put it back together loose.
13:47I'd removed the stop mechanism.
13:49The mainspring was wound to the edge.
13:51I hurled it toward the tightest cluster of them.
13:54What the hell?
13:56One of them caught it on reflex.
13:58The watch ticked loud in the dark.
14:00It's a bomb!
14:01Throw it!
14:03The unknown mechanical sound broke.
14:06They screamed and scattered.
14:07I moved between the cover like a ghost.
14:10Every shot dropped a minute.
14:12Under five minutes, the hall was left with the stench of blood.
14:16I threw the breaker back up.
14:18The lights burned bright again.
14:20I stood in the middle of the corpses, spinning the empty pistol in my hands.
14:25Not a drop of blood on my clothes.
14:27I walked to my father.
14:29Cut the rope on his wrists with a blade.
14:32Father, you must have been shaken.
14:35Flat voice.
14:36Like I'd just swept a few leaves off the terrace.
14:39Val.
14:39I turned.
14:40You.
14:41You.
14:43His gold-rimmed glasses hung crooked on his face.
14:46I walked over to him.
14:47Mr. Castellano.
14:49Now.
14:51Do you still think I need to marry Harold and take apart his old gambling accliments?
14:55Dominic's face shifted.
14:56Who the hell are you?
14:57Harold crawled out one night.
14:59Don Morelli!
15:00This...
15:01This is Val?
15:03My father finally came back to himself.
15:05He looked at the bodies, then looked at me.
15:08Something complicated flickered in his eyes.
15:11Val.
15:12Where did you learn to shoot?
15:14I didn't answer.
15:15Because I heard the noise outside.
15:16Vince's death hadn't scared the noise.
15:18It had made them worse.
15:19Boss is dead!
15:20Boys, get in there!
15:21Take him out!
15:22What year run fire came from the gate?
15:24Our line was breaking fast.
15:26They're coming in!
15:27The women in the hall started sobbing again, hopeless.
15:31My mother stumbled over, threw her arms around me.
15:34Val.
15:35Where did you find that kind of courage?
15:37Her tears smeared onto my shirt.
15:40Mother.
15:40Not now.
15:41I turned.
15:43Don Morelli.
15:44You took a breath.
15:45The firepower out there is too heavy.
15:47We 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.
16:04I was pressing bullets into a fresh magazine.
16:06Fast.
16:07He stared at me.
16:08Like I'd insulted him beyond words.
16:11Val.
16:13I know you did something impressive just now.
16:15That doesn't mean you can act reckless.
16:19They came from money and women.
16:21You 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?
16:32Put 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.
16:46I slowly looked up.
16:47At his outstretched hand.
16:54Mr. Castellanos.
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.
17:45Absolute.
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 answer.
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.
18:11Not 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.
18:19Started up the stairs.
18:20Didn't look back.
18:23Anyone who wants to live, shut 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, feel free to walk out there.
18:44Let's see if they take your cash.
18:47Or your head.
18:53The hall went dead quiet.
18:56Nobody dared question me.
18:58Nobody dared walk out to negotiate.
19:01Even 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.
19:14Good 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.
19:23All of them were bleeding.
19:24All of them looked shaken.
19:26Clear as day.
19:27These 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,
19:38with the mafia family idiot.
19:40Set guns at the windows and 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...
19:53Right now, in this house, I give the orders.
19:55The weight in my eyes was pure command.
19:58He shut his mouth on reflex.
20:00Did what I said.
20:01Just as I predicted.
20:03They saw an empty garage and rushed the main house.
20:06Screaming.
20:06They thought we'd given up.
20:08The first few in line kicked 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 tripwire fired.
20:23The blast tore through the narrow entryway.
20:26Deafening.
20:27The shockwave carried the fingers and shrapnel.
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 trigger.
20:45Crossfire flooded the entryway.
20:49The men caught in the open dropped like meat under a sign.
20:53Shit!
20:54It'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 at the second floor.
21:06I stayed to the side of the window.
21:09Pulled.
21:10Counted 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.
21:26If they pinned the second floor down, this house wouldn't last ten minutes.
21:32Pistols didn't have range.
21:34Wouldn't reach it.
21:35I looked down the hallway.
21:39At the end stood a six-foot suit of armor.
21:42A decorative piece.
21:43One of Dominic's engagement gifts to Serena.
21:46Great.
21:50Go.
21:51Rip 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.
21:58It was just decoration.
22:05But I waited in my hand.
22:07Old 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.
22:27I raised the modified rifle.
22:29Deep breath.
22:30Heart slowed.
22:31Sight 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!
22:55Fall back!
22:55Don't let me!
22:56Don't let me stop!
22:58Without their ears.
23:00Without 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.
23:13Only 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.
23:28Every one of them sucked in a sharp breath.
23:30Dominic was last.
23:32He looked up at me.
23:33Standing at the top of the stairs.
23:34Old rifle in my hand.
23:36For the first time, real 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 any time she wanted.
23:54Dawn came.
23:56The staff started cleaning the wreckage.
23:59Hands shaking.
24:01My father sat in the study.
24:03Watching me.
24:04Something heavy in his eyes.
24:06He hadn't slept.
24:07My mother sat off to the side.
24:08Didn't have the courage to look at me.
24:10My three sisters huddled together.
24:12Awe and fear in their eyes.
24:14Like I was a stranger.
24:16My father finally spoke.
24:18Val.
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, that word landed like lightning.
24:39He ran a crime syndicate.
24:41He'd seen everyone.
24:43But he'd never heard of anyone building a mine from scrap metal that could kill five men.
24:48In that shooting.
24:51How much have you been hiding from us?
24:54I didn't answer.
24:56The study door opened.
24:57Dominic walked in.
24:59Fresh 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.
25:08Don Moretti.
25:09That gentle smile was back on his face.
25:11But this time there was something else in it.
25:13Careful.
25:14Testing.
25:14Val.
25:17Last night.
25:18I didn't handle things well.
25:19I underestimated you.
25:21You'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.
25:33If you enjoy mechanics, I can teach you the science of shooting.
25:36We could study it together.
25:38I looked at him.
25:40The same man who'd shredded my dignity.
25:42And now that he'd discovered I had value, he'd swapped masks in seconds.
25:46What did he think I was?
25:47Some dog who'd wag her tail again if he tossed me a bone.
25:51Serena bit her lip.
25:52Something complicated in her eyes.
25:54The fiancé she'd been so proud of was 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.
26:12Then my hands moved.
26:13Fast.
26:13Under three seconds.
26:15The priceless handgun was a pile of scattered parts on the table.
26:18Dominic's smile froze.
26:20I picked up the silver barrel.
26:22Looked at it like it was garbage.
26:24Then, in front of him, I dropped the barrel into the trash bin.
26:32Your gun.
26:34Barrel rifling is off by two-tenths of a millimeter.
26:37Thirty percent jam rate.
26:38I brushed dust off my hands.
26:40You want to teach me with this junk?
26:41His prized knowledge.
26:42Stripped bare in front of my expert eye.
26:44Val.
26:46What kind of attitude is that?
26:47He tried to pull an older brother tone.
26:49Salvaged some pride.
26:50I brought you a gift and you-
26:51Mr. Castiano.
26:52I cut him off.
26:54No mercy.
26:54I've got a bad temper.
26:56No patience for your sermons.
26:59Last night, in front of the enemy,
27:02you 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.
27:16My father didn't stop me.
27:17He barely breathed.
27:18That polished mask he wore.
27:20I'd finally torn it off.
27:22What was underneath was pure, ugly rage.
27:24Fine.
27:25Fine.
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.
27:33Every face was different.
27:36Father, from today on, the armory is mine.
27:42Taking the armory went smoother than I expected.
27:47After watching me strip a gun barehanded and 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'd just finished the armory inventory.
28:12She was waiting at the garage gate.
28:14A bowl in her hands.
28:16Val?
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, something wrong?
28:29You worked all day.
28:30I made you some soup.
28:31There was something almost pleading in her voice.
28:34About Harold.
28:36Your mother was foolish.
28:38She 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.
28:49I didn't feel triumph, just 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, turned, 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, went back to my room.
29:15A hand-drawn mechanical schematic sat on my desk.
29:19The weapons here were outdated.
29:21Most were old service pistols.
29:23Against a crew like Vince's, armed with modern firepower,
29:26they were useless.
29:27I needed to use what I had.
29:30Retool 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.
29:49Word spread across the city.
29:51Dominic cowered during the raid.
29:53Everyone knew.
29:54The businesses that had lined up to partner with the Castellanos pulled out, one by one.
29:59A man who couldn't protect his own fiancée.
30:02A 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.
30:10With my weapon modifications, my father's men were twice as deadly.
30:13He wiped out the last of the Barone crew in one clean suite.
30:18His name shook the whole city.
30:19Everyone knew.
30:21Don Moretti had an ace in the hole.
30:25And that ace was the fourth daughter he'd once tried to throw away.
30:31Two weeks later, afternoon,
30:33I was calibrating a heavy machine gun I'd just finished retooling.
30:37The thing had been scrapped because of a busted cooling system.
30:41I'd spent two days converting it to air-cooled.
30:44Cut the weight in half.
30:47Marco ran into the armory, sweating.
30:50His tone toward me had gone from mocking to pure respect.
30:55Old man Castellanos, he's here.
30:57Brought Dominic with him.
30:59I stopped.
31:00Set down the wrench.
31:01What do they want?
31:03They...
31:04They said they came to apologize.
31:05Want to reopen the arrangement.
31:08Renew 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.
31:27Came crawling back.
31:28Go to the front hall.
31:29I want to see just how thick Mr. Castellanos' 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.
31:48Face gray.
31:49Talking 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, Dominic 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.
32:10Reached for my hand.
32:11I sidestepped him.
32:14Walked 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.
32:27I 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.
32:39If 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.
33:01For a second,
33:02I actually felt sorry for him.
33:04He thought feelings and dignity
33:05were things you could trade in
33:06and swap out like used cars.
33:08Dominic.
33:09I didn't even bother looking at him.
33:11Did you think I was quiet before
33:12because I was stupid?
33:13He froze.
33:14Didn't know how to answer.
33:16I was quiet because talking to a man like you
33:18is a waste of my breath.
33:19I stood up.
33:20Walked over to him.
33:24I like taking things apart
33:25because I love the pure logic
33:27of controlling a machine.
33:28To me,
33:29you'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.
33:45That pride he'd worn like armor.
33:49I'd crushed it in front of everyone.
33:53Doors on the left?
33:54Get out.
33:57Or the next bullet goes right through your forehead.
34:01Old man Castellano knew when to fold.
34:04He 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,
34:14the Moretti family didn't have
34:15a forgotten fourth daughter anymore.
34:17My future was just starting.
34:20There was still a Maxim gun
34:22waiting for me in the armory.
34:23And I was ready.
34:25My father's footsteps
34:26echoed behind me in the empty room.
34:28He didn't walk toward the shiny new rifles.
34:31He just followed me.
34:33Val.
34:34His voice was rougher
34:35than I'd ever heard it.
34:37These guns are in here.
34:38Since the dealer's men left,
34:40nobody's been able to strip them down
34:42and 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
34:54the water jacket
34:54and the feed mechanism.
35:01Father.
35:03You're handing all this to me.
35:05Aren't you afraid
35:05I'll destroy the Moretti family's edge?
35:07My father let out a bitter laugh.
35:10He unhooked a heavy ring of keys
35:12from his belt.
35:13Held them out to me.
35:15Both hands.
35:19The Moretti family's edge
35:21was never in these dead things.
35:25It's you.
35:37People.
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