"I remembered your family was in the top five," I grumbled under my breath.
"Alright, well, the elite families are the wealthiest families in the world. The majority of them are part of the mafia, all the heads of every family. If they aren't the head of the family, they're related or connected in some way; blood or marriage usually," Dad started to explain. "It's a smaller group of people than you think. There are many other powerful and rich people that act like elites, but they are not. They never have as much money or influence."
Like Pierce's parents.
"While the elites like to categorize everyone into groups; the common-folk, the thugs, the wannabes, the elite, and then the top five," Dad continued. "The top five are the five most influential and wealthiest families. They usually n
