MasukAlone in front of the gigantic mirror and fancy sinks, Elena could finally breathe again. This dinner was turning into a disaster. So Elena pulled out her phone.Without thinking, she scrolled through her contacts. Her finger was suddenly hovering over "Max's" contact info.Elena felt her heart stop
The main course of the dinner dragged on—and with it came a slight change in the Winslow family's approach. Elena had given up on asking any questions about Noah's immediate family or their company, and Sloane had also decided to focus on her meal rather than keeping the conversation afloat. For a f
"We make toys," Jack said slowly. "Like the nice robots you see on the shelf of every toy store or the viral teddy bears that the internet has been going crazy for."Elena laughed. When no one was joking, she realized Jack wasn't acting—he genuinely thought he was answering her question."Ah no, tha
The atmosphere in the five-star restaurant was awkward—more awkward than anything Elena had experienced in less fancy diners and dive bars.Including Cameron, all four of Noah's brothers were there. They introduced themselves hurriedly—Elena barely heard the names "Jack" and "Kevin." The youngest on
After all, Luca never looked at price tags when he helped Elena restock the mafia's medical supplies. Despite Lucilla's blunt practicality, she would only ever recommend the most expensive places to get brunch with Elena. And even Jill, who had confided how odd her position as a don's wife was, woul
Massimo resisted the urge to yell. After all, any sound of violence might attract the lone employee's attention—or that of any commuters walking by the glass windows. So instead, Massimo whispered as furiously as he could."So the FBI just has security footage of the most damning parts of our entire
"Don Massimo," Luca called seriously. "I said that Joshua Millers—""Yes, yes," Massimo said dismissively. "We can figure out what to do about that later.""Massimo," Luca repeated, "you spent days at that dock asking after two women who went missing. That means there's plenty of civilians who could
"Liar," Elena immediately accused. "That's not how any of this works.""Oh, but it is," Tyler insisted. "It's been quite a while, but old mafia kings have gotten replaced through other means than death and all out war. Other mafia heads can call for a vote of no confidence."Elena vaguely remembered
Elena squinted at the man."Kyle Dioli?" Elena asked suddenly. "Is that you?"The Diolis did have a single son, not that much older than herself. Though she hadn't seen him in quite some time, he must've become the leader of his family recently."I'm surprised you remembered me. Though I go by Capo
"Do you mind if I join you?"Elena whipped her head to the sound. It was Massimo."Shouldn't you be partying with everyone else?" she asked.Massimo shrugged. He leaned on the railing, his elbow nearly touching Elena's. "Shouldn't you be there?"Elena frowned. "I don't see why. I'm not the one who w




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