LOGINBy the end of the day, Alvarez had learned that the Santiagos were extremely powerful criminals who had many influential and powerful people on their payroll.He knew Luca was in serious danger.He needed to find Luca's friend, the man who had stolen the drugs, because that was the only way he could prove that Luca had nothing to do with the missing drugs.Days passed, and Alvarez kept searching for a way to resolve the situation, but he couldn't find Luca's friend anywhere.In the meantime, he increased the security around the house. He installed cameras and motion detectors around the property to make sure Luca and Mira were safe while he continued trying to figure out what to do.Four days had passed.Alvarez still couldn't find Luca's friend, and there was no way he could raise two hundred thousand dollars to pay back the cartel.One afternoon, Alvarez was sitting at his desk, going through information on his computer, when his phone suddenly rang.He picked it up and placed it ag
"I need you to find out everything about that detective," José said as soon as they drove away. "There's something about him. I could see the rage in his eyes whenever he looked at me. That's why. That's why he's been after me for all these years. Find out everything about him."Raymond glanced at him but said nothing.José leaned back in his seat, his mind already working.There was something about Detective Alvarez that he didn't like. It wasn't just the anger of a police officer who had failed to arrest him. There was something deeper in his eyes.Something personal.José wanted to know what it was.Back at the station, Detective Alvarez grabbed his bag and threw it over his shoulder. He picked up his keys and walked out of the building. He couldn't stay in that office for one more minute.Not today.He drove straight home.The moment he stepped inside, he dropped his bag on the floor and walked toward the small cabinet where he kept his whiskey. He grabbed a bottle and didn't even
The mayor was frustrated, but he knew he couldn't go against José Santiago.José had too much dirt on his family. Even though the mayor himself had nothing to hide, his family had so many dirty secrets that he want to remain buried forever.His family's legacy was a major part of why he had been elected mayor. People respected his family name because of everything his father had supposedly done for the city.The schools.The hospitals.The charities.The donations.Everything looked clean from the outside.But the truth was completely different.The money his father had invested in the city had come from drugs and the trafficking of underage girls.It was a secret the mayor was willing to die with.He couldn't allow anyone to find out.Not now.Not ever.The mayor grabbed his phone and immediately called the head of the New York Police Department.He knew exactly what he had to do.Back at the police station, Raymond walked back into the room where José was waiting."I made the call,"
José sat calmly in the interrogation room while Detective Alvarez watched him through the glass.For fifteen minutes, Alvarez didn't move.He simply stood there, staring at the man he had hunted for sixteen years.Sixteen years of chasing José Santiago, gathering information, following leads, watching cases fall apart, and seeing the man somehow slip through every gap.And now José was sitting right there.Behind a glass window.In police custody.José had taken so much from him over the years. He had caused him pain, frustration, and sleepless nights. Alvarez had watched innocent people suffer because of José's criminal activities, and every time he thought he was finally close to catching him, José found a way to disappear.But today was different.Today, José had nowhere to run.He would build a case so strong against José, a case that will lock him up forever.José's men were being interrogated in separate rooms. Some were nervous, some were angry, and some refused to speak.But J
Eileen went to bed very early that night.She was so frustrated and emotionally exhausted that her whole body felt weak. She had spent the entire day waiting for some kind of news from Detective Alvarez, but nothing came. Every time she checked the secret phone, there was nothing new. Every minute that passed made her feel like she had made a huge mistake by putting her hope in the detective.She tossed and turned for a while before finally falling asleep.When she woke up at 6:30 a.m., she immediately felt a dull headache pounding against her temples. She sat up slowly, rubbing her forehead before reaching for a tablet of ibuprofen. She swallowed it with some water and sat on the edge of the bed for a few seconds.She felt tired.Not the kind of tiredness that sleep could fix.She was tired of being afraid. Tired of hiding. Tired of pretending everything was normal while secretly waiting for the next disaster to happen.Eventually, she dragged herself out of bed and walked toward Jos
It had been almost a week since Eilleen had informed Detective Alvarez about José's shipments being moved. Since then, whenever she asked for feedback, the only response she got from the detective was that they were onto it.For the first few days, those words had given her hope.But for the last three days, she hadn't texted him at all. She had started losing hope and doubting herself. What if Mrs. Maya was wrong about people? What if she was wrong to believe that she could actually bring José down?Was she really doing the right thing?These were the questions that kept running through Eilleen's mind.Everything had been strangely quiet and calm in the mansion. Even José had become more distant than usual. His men were also unusually quiet, and Eilleen couldn't read the situation or understand what was going on.The silence scared her more than the shouting and threats ever had.Why hadn't José moved the illegal goods yet? What was causing the delay?Eilleen sat in the kitchen with
Hours passed, and they were still stuck there—trapped in the silence of that heavy room, unaware of what was going on outside. The air felt suffocating, filled with fear and the faint scent of dried blood that lingered in their memories.Eilleen sat on the edge of the bed, her fingers tightly clasp
Chapter 23“We need to go downstairs,” Eilleen whispered to Josh, her voice trembling but controlled.“Why?” Josh asked quietly, his small voice almost drowned by the distant sounds of gunfire.“We need a weapon. I don’t think the guards are coming for us yet.”Eilleen slowly peeped outside the doo
“Josh! Josh!!” Eilleen called out as she raced behind him, her voice breaking with desperation.Josh slammed the door hard as soon as he got into his room. He was about to lock it, but Eilleen forced her way in, shoving the door open before it clicked shut.“Leave me alone!” he shouted, throwing hi
Chapter fifteen The bar was almost empty when Steve arrived. He looked around as he walked in. The bartender was cleaning up, clearly about to close for the night. A shiver ran through Steve’s body as his eyes landed on the spot where Mia had been sitting in the video. His Mia had been here.“Sir,







