THE MAFIA BOSS CAME HOME EARLY AND HEARD HIS SILENT TRIPLETS SINGING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 MONTHS — BUT WHEN HE SAW THE HOUSEKEEPER HOLDING THE DAUGHTERS HE COULD NOT REACH, HIS JEALOUSY DESTROYED THE MIRACLE

He pushed the door open.

And his world stopped.

Late afternoon sunlight poured through the big kitchen windows, turning the room gold. Dust floated in the air like glitter. On the wall beside the window, a purple crayon butterfly had been taped in a place of honor. Its wings were uneven. Its antenna bent. Its body crooked.

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