LOGINEverything. Vincenzo stared out the window toward the city lights, "What else?" I exhaled slowly, "More problems," I said as I crushed the cigarette into the ashtray, "But I have a solution. We find a way to get Leone Caruso alone. Away from his people. Away from Philadelphia. Away from anyone who
Vincenzo nodded, "Questions lead to records, records lead to money. Money leads to people and people lead to us." Adriano's smile disappeared. I gave him a sharp nod, "If there are hazardous materials stored there, blowing it up could contaminate the surrounding water, there are fishing routes nea
But no matter how many times I looked at it, the message stayed exactly the same. My face felt alarmingly hot before I could even recover, another notification appeared. Raph: Use your impressive college education to calculate those odds. Raph: Goodnight, ballerina. Raph: Before I say something
My heart legit stopped beating for a while. Me: And? Raph: And I've recently discovered that I was wrong. For a solid five seconds, I just sat there blinking at my phone. Was this Raphael? The same Raphael who treated emotions like unexploded bombs? The same Raphael who could discuss homicide
Salvatore stood near the bottom of the stairs leading into the jet, one hand in his pocket, this was completely normal for him. A soldier approached him, "Aircraft and perimeter secured and runway cleared." We climbed the stairs. Mom's wheelchair was lifted smoothly by a specialized aircraft ramp
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ My eyes stayed locked on Leone and everything else faded. The smile on his face didn't move. It stayed exactly where it was, like he had all the time in the world. A cold feeling slid down my spine, then I noticed movement, not from Leone, from every corner of the restaurant. Men
“Shit—!” I gasped. I grabbed a handful of tissues from his desk and leaned over him without thinking. I started dabbing at his lap, my hands moving fast and frantic. I was pressing the tissues against his thighs, trying to soak up the heat before it burned him, my mind screaming with panic. “I’m
I reached for the mouse and tapped the screen awake. The monitor flickered to life, bright light washing across my face. Then the sound came. A door opening. My stomach tightened instantly before I even looked up because Raphael stepped out of his office. Everything around him seemed to shi
──━⊰ 𓆙 ⊱━── Cold morning air brushed against my face as I stepped out onto the wide stone driveway. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and unlocked it. The screen blurred slightly for a second as my eyes tried to focus. Too many icons. Too many letters. My thumb hovered before tapping the brigh
“This right here,” he said, waving his fork in Jules’ direction like she was Exhibit A, “this is exactly why I refuse to have kids.” “You won’t have kids,” Luca muttered dryly without even lifting his head from his plate, “because no woman trusts you alone long enough to finish dinner, let alone m







