Chapter: 7THALIA POVBefore I can move to climb down, he strides toward me. Three seconds. That’s all the warning I get before he’s in front of me again, cigarette smoke curling between us like a threat as his hand wraps around my throat.Firm enough to hold me in place, not enough to cut off air.“Is that why you have a Colt Mustang strapped around your knee?”His voice lays something heavy on my throat.“Tha…lia.” My name drags out like he’s standing on the edge of a cliff“It’s for self-protection.”I gaze away from him, but his grip turns me back to face him.Empty silence heightens the awareness of us together. His eyes search me: from my eyes to my lips, then down my seated body before hovering on my lips again.He opens his mouth to say something but closes it again, puffing his cigarette before letting go of my throat.My feet hit the floor and I walk past him, feeling his gaze glued to my back like a physical touch.The silence stretches: thick, electric.Four steps to fresh air, I hea
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Chapter: 6CHAPTER 6THALIA POVIt’s past seven when I finally win. Now he’s handing me his bag, rattling off his schedule: warehouse, shipments, meetings,I ignore all as we wait for the elevator.“What am I expected to do at this job?”“Be you.”I snort.“If I’ve heard of ways to get killed quickly, it’s by being yourself.”He respond with a chuckle“Think ahead. Be discreet. Intelligent. Comfortable around the men and woman I meet.”Woman. Singular. Not women.Maybe that’s why he needs a female PA."And most importantly, don't let your mouth get you in trouble"I don't dignify that with an answer“What’s my pay?”“Enough to ensure you never need money again.”“Like a billion dollars?”“Yes.”Of course he has that kind of money.“Can I have my phone now?”“As my PA, it’s being checked for security”“As my PA, it’s being checked for security. You’ll get it back later,” I mimic under my breath. Finishing the response I've heard twice.His mouth twitches as he presses his car key. Surprise: he ex
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Chapter: 5THALIA POVCHAPTER 5 FRIDAY 5AM“She’s awake. Set the table.”Not Marcus’s voice. Not Vaughn’s.I open my eyes to complete darkness. I’m blindfolded. What the hell!“You’re playing a dangerous game.” Damien’s voice, unmistakable.I test my limbs: Legs free.Arms unbound.I’m on a bed not restrained and the scent surrounding me is familiar: bergamot and vanilla. My custom candle, the one I make because store versions never match my father’s recipe.I'm home.“I’m making things fast and easy for her.” Carlos respond, closer than expected.Footsteps retreat and a door closes.Wait! Carlos and Damien are in my home?!I blink twice after ripping off the blindfold, it's a sleep mask. And I blink again,to confirm I'm meeting Carlos’s eyes staring me down. He stands at the foot of the bed, arms crossed, forehead frowned.Fuck. He captured me?“Took you forever to wake up. Bathroom’s there.” He points behind me but I refuse to look, in case he stabs me.“Get dressed. Let’s continue from last ni
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Chapter: 4 PTSDTHALIA POV Gun.The remaining people in the lounge scramble for the exit“Don is here!”“Viper Lane strikes again!”Screams blend into each other as bodies push through the doors.There’s no one in Manhattan: upper or lower who doesn’t know the notorious Don of Viper Lane. His reputation spans every mafia circle in America, Spain, Russia and beyond. Carlos Terrius. The youngest America Don in thirty-one years.The underworld fears him. The legitimate world knows him as owner of Stay Pediatric Hospital.Either ways, he's to be bowed to.“You know who I am, Thalia.”I snap my gaze up at the sound of my name.His face remains neutral:no anger, no satisfaction. Just those dark, pitch-black eyes.“And neither of us needs the money.” He makes his opening move.I hold my breath, forcing calm into my racing pulse.Gun to my head.He knows my name.How much else does he know?No.Damien probably told him. On paper and online, I’m just a student who launders trust fund money. He could’ve found
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Chapter: 3THALIA POV In my six years preparing to end Carlos, I’ve killed. I’ve almost been killed.Marcus: Henry's older brother and the owner of Shadow lane, the mafia group where I'm trained made it a duty to always put me under life threatening situation.Made sure I could take hits, not just deliver them.“What a very brave way to invite a deep, painful death.”The threat hits like a fist. My knees weaken at the pressure on my windpipe. He sure knows where to hit“Aaaa… I...”I truly can’t breathe. Can’t even complete a sentence.“Too soon to show weakness now,pretty doll.” His voice drops lower, nails digging into my skin.His hands are ice but his eyes are lava.And that’s what pins me in place. Those dead eyes on a man in his early thirties. Deep and dark like his hair that's pulled back in a man-bun beneath thick brows on a clean-shaven olive skin.I’ve watched him through camera lenses for years, and every time, the same thing strikes me: how utterly empty his eyes are. Like he kille
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Chapter: THURSDAY- 19THTHALIA POV.I shoot him in the exact same spot I stabbed him seconds ago.The sound of my pistol reverberates through the lounge as Carlos’s blood pools on the tiled floor. The same way he decorated the walls of my home six years ago.His lifeless body splatters blood on my Cesare Paciotti heels—the ones I’ve been saving for this exact moment.When I finally murder the Don of Viper Lane.Not yet. But soon.#OUT OF DAYDREAM#“Thalia!”Henry’s voice crackles through my earpiece. I blink, refocusing on the rooftop ledge where I’m positioned. Below, Carlos and his men load sacks from Swallow Now lounge into a waiting vehicle.“I’m here.” I snap a photo of the man exchanging money with Carlos and send it to Henry“That’s Sebrine clan’s top client.” Static punctuates his words. I zoom in, capturing two more shots of the transaction.“I know. A reason to fuel his anger when he finds out Carlos stole his top client.”Defeating Viper lane isn't an easy task. The bastard have fame, power & domi
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