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
Raphael’s jaw clenched harder. “My father started getting angry,” my voice turned smaller now, “At first he thought I wasn't trying hard enough. So I tried harder.” My fingers curled tightly into my palm. I didn't tell him about my sessions with the doctor that was the secret I was taking to my
Even standing in the middle of blood-soaked woods after a night of hunting monsters, Raphael somehow still looked... perfect. "You built an empire before most people your age even figure out who they are," I whispered. "You walk into a room and everybody listens. You know how to talk to people. Yo
And somehow, that made it easier. The monsters stopped looking human after a while. Especially when Raphael spoke. "He sold videos of little girls online." Arrow. "He buried his wife in the basement and told everyone she ran away." Arrow. "He drugged women at bars and filmed them, then kil
We were flying through the trees, when the laughter suddenly died in her throat. My shoulder slammed into a shape then there was a wet thud and the sound of someone gasping for air. We stopped instantly, the dirt kicking up around our boots. A man was sprawling on the forest floor, his hands scrap







