Masuk"There seems to be a misunderstanding," Elena stated sweetly, "because though my mother would love to cook for you all, I'm not sure your kitchen could handle it."Mrs. Winslow scoffed. "I doubt that, dear.""Alright," Elena said, getting up from her seat, "let's see about that."Without another wor
The week quickly flew by as Elena continued to take shifts as the Golden Gates Hospital. Before she realized it, the date of the dreaded Winslow family dinner was upon them. Elena took some solace in the fact that neither Noah nor Sloane looked especially excited.As the matter stood, Sloane tried t
Elena knew she was unlikely to get out of attending, but she remembered the importance of negotiating."You know, Jack was telling me how the wives and kids don't normally attend," she said slowly. "That seems so unfair. Why don't we make it a real big, proper family dinner and have everyone attend?
Cameron and Jack Winslow both took open seats in the nearby open living room. Noah quickly shot Elena and Sloane an apologetic look as he hurried through his breakfast, but it was clear to Elena that he wouldn't be telling his brothers to leave. By now, Elena had learned that Noah had more of a "gri
Elena hoped the little wolf was okay, and that it forgave her for leaving so suddenly. Surely, Massimo would take good care of it?Massimo sent Elena so many presents. He was trying to be sweet yet ended up being incredibly showy, too—in a way only Massimo could be.Elena was happy but also conflict
It was late, so Elena wasn't surprised that Noah and Sloane had already headed to bed for the night. She was a little disappointed though. Seeing them would've brightened her mood—plus they might've known why there were a bunch of packages for Elena.But since Elena was alone, there was only one way
Elena widened her eyes. "Which means if they pull trouble here, the Morellos will have burned a bunch of allies—all their secret helpers will be out in the open."Jill smiled. Elena hadn't realized how clever this old woman could be. Without much information, Jill had laid the groundwork for all her
So many mafia families knew her face now—and so many more had heard stories about her. Elena wondered if there was any way for her to actually escape the mafia life now.She had wanted to help Massimo, but had Elena accidentally ruined her own life in the process?"Hey," Sloane said in a calming voi
Massimo was on guard as Don Esposito waited patiently in one of Massimo's receiving rooms. He was pleased Luca had enough sense to put the traitorous don in the one without windows. Though the seats there were comfortable enough, there was nothing to do—which usually made people nervous.That's why
Tyler could be resourceful, but he was never this clever. Massimo had a feeling Tyler's mystery red haired advisor was to blame."Are you okay?" Elena asked as she stitched up his arm."We might need to cut off contact with most of the dons in Massachusetts," Massimo said simply. "Our enemies are ge







