She rolls her shoulders back, trying to relieve some tension. I can't tell if that was the answer she wanted or not. "I'm not going to bore you with all the history, so I will give you as much as I can." I nod. "The Italians and the Russians have a long-standing feud that goes back for generations ever since Italians took over their power here. My dad kept the peace by allowing them certain avenues for the illegal cash; theirs was heroin. He even allowed them to use our port to bring the product in." She rubs her temples, and that's when I realize how exhausted she looks. "Viktor's mindset is a woman should never hold any power, so when I was named Dad's successor instead of Micah, he has made it his mission to make me look weak in front of the other families at every opportunity."
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