Arranged marriage within the mafia was something common, especially for those like me who commanded everything. The marriage to the daughter of the head of another clan made me the most powerful mobster in New York.

I looked at my now-wife who was sitting next to me at the huge table with several members of our families and positions in the mafia. I raised my glass to make a toast.

"At the beginning of a new era."

I looked at my wife and shook my head.