A Thug's Love Poem

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After I was reborn, when Vince Costello’s personal assistant, Bella, once again slipped a dog collar around my neck as a joke while I was sleeping, I didn’t pull out my Glock and press it to her head like I did in my last life.

And I didn’t smash half the crystal chandeliers in the Westchester estate and scream for a divorce when Vince defended her.

I just sat up, unclasped the damned chain from my neck, and dropped it on the floor.

"She's got some nerve," I said to Vince, my voice terrif