Chapter 70

• The words reverberated in my ears like a death sentence. My mind tried to process the information, but reality seemed to unravel before me. The Mancuso family, which had always been intrinsically linked to the 'Ndrangheta, was now on the outskirts, isolated from the alliances and loyalties that were once the foundations of our existence.
• Incredulity paralyzed me for a moment, and then a torrent of emotions engulfed me. Anger, sadness, confusion. The mafia, which had shaped my life since childhood, had now expelled my family from its midst.
• “Dante, how did this happen?” I asked, my voice choked with emotion.