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My father died in a turf war, and my mother sent me to our allies at the Blackstone Syndicate to keep me safe. That was the day I met Aurora Blackstone, who ran the Syndicate, and her two sons. They put me on a pedestal, and everyone around us envied me for it. But while I was still deciding which of them I wanted to build a family with, both brothers turned me down. Elliot Blackstone barely looked up. "I'm taking my father's seat as Godfather of the Blackstone Syndicate. A wife would only hold me back." Matthew Blackstone shrugged. "Don't try to cage me. I want my freedom." The next day, at my debutante ball, both of them went down on one knee in front of the cook's daughter and offered her enormous diamond rings. To get a smile out of her, they forced me to eat a slice of nut cake. While I was fighting for air with a rash spreading over my face, they kissed her cheek and laughed at the state of me. I was done with both of them. After the hospital finished treating me, I called my mother. "Mom, I'll marry the Godfather of the Crimson Circle."