LOGIN"Vincenzo, no!" Gianna screamed, throwing herself forward. "Please! Don't do this to her!" She fought against my hold with everything she had. "Relax, Gianna," I said quietly, pulling her firmly against my chest as she struggled to break free. Under any other circumstances, I would have loosened
"Because she's street-level waste," Vincenzo said, his voice flat, almost bored. "And she made a street-level decision." Dante released Cole, who crumpled to the floor, then swung the laptop around so we could see the screen, "I've got Mercer's footage," he said. "It lines up with his version. Cole
He straightened as much as Dante's grip allowed, fixing his attention entirely on my brother. "I know what the Capone name means. You don't poke a sleeping tiger unless you're looking to get eaten alive. Everything I did tonight was to prove my loyalty." It was convincing and logically structured.
Denise collapsed into herself, a broken, animalistic wail tearing from her throat as her head hung so low her forehead nearly touched the blood pooling beneath her. "That is the truth, Gianna!" she cried. "I was just so tired. You don't know what it's like to have people threatening to kill you eve
Alfonso moved instantly. He lunged forward, grabbing Morgan and jerking her head back until her neck strained. He jammed the barrel of his pistol into her mouth. She let out a muffled, terrified sob, her hands shaking in the air as she choked around the gun. My eyes returned to Denise, locking ont
"But right now... my only job is to make sure nobody ever hurts you again." I couldn't help her while she was pulling against the ropes still wrapped around her ankles. "Stay still." She didn't, "Raphael, please—" "I said stay still." I crouched in front of her and pulled the knife from my belt
I sank down slowly onto the edge of the couch beside her, careful, like I might hurt her just by being too close. My fingers twisted together in my lap again, tighter this time. “It’s Cole, isn’t it?” I snapped suddenly, “He did this.” No one rushed to answer. Bri shifted in her seat with a quiet
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ “I’m nobody’s princess,” I said but my body locked in place the second his voice settled into the room like something rotten. Cole leaned against the doorway like he owned it. His eyes dragged over me slowly, taking his time, like I was something he had already decided the price of
“I don’t remember scheduling a group discussion around Gianna’s performance,” she said flatly. Her gaze lingered on the guy for a second longer, “Or did you finish your deliverables early?” He looked away immediately, “No.” “Then go finish them.” Then they all immediately dispersed. Aileen turned
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ I didn’t remember walking back to my desk. One second I was standing in front of him, holding that stupid folder like it meant something, and the next I was sitting in my chair, staring at my screen while the words blurred together. I yanked my bag open harder than I needed to and







