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Documents Rafael hid before he died.”

“Why now?”

He looks ashamed.

“Because Francisco Montenegro chose you, and Carmela will destroy you before allowing you to rise.”

You take the packet with numb fingers.

Inside are papers, brittle but carefully preserved.

A marriage certificate.

A baptismal note.

A letter in a woman’s hand addressed to my little Elena.

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