He Needed My Name, Not Me

At my father's wake, with all Five Families gathered to pay their respects, my betrothed dropped to one knee before my father's illegitimate daughter and pledged his loyalty to her in front of every made man in attendance.

Then he ordered the footage to be played.

There they were, locked in each other's arms, their intimacy projected onto the screen for the entire underworld to witness.

That night, I became the greatest joke in Wildore. From private clubs to Family backrooms, my humiliation spread through every corner of the Five Families.