All Chapters of KANE: Chapter 41 - Chapter 44

Mona sat curled up beside the window of the little sweet shop, her spoon lazily circling the bottom of a cup of ice cream that had surrendered to the heat several minutes ago.The place was nostalgic in a way she couldn't explain.Pastel walls. Glass jars filled with colorful sweets. The smell of freshly baked pastries drifting from behind the counter. A coffee machine hissing every few minutes while couples and families came and went.It should have been comforting.Instead, Mona had spent the last forty minutes staring at the same spot on the window.She had called the boutique earlier and told them she had an emergency.An emergency.Right.She almost laughed at herself.Her emergency was sitting in her pocket.Her phone.And on it was the last message from her father.Her fingers tightened around the device.Fifty thousand dollars.Five days.Or the whole world finds out what you did.Her stomach twisted.She had finally started putting her life together.A new apartment.A job sh

Kane stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, one hand resting against the glass as Manhattan stretched beneath him in a sea of lights.Behind him, Mona was fast asleep.She had fallen asleep barely twenty minutes after climbing into bed, exhaustion finally winning the argument she'd been having with her body all day.Kane had stayed beside her until her breathing became slow and even.Then he'd gotten up.He needed air.His phone vibrated against the counter.He glanced at it.One message.Target located.The message disappeared seconds later.Kane stared at the blank screen.Enzo.He had known the man long enough to understand what that message meant.They had found him.Kane exhaled slowly.If there was anyone he trusted to handle something quietly, it was Enzo. No unnecessary noise. No questions that didn't need answers.Kane set the phone down.He walked to the counter and poured himself a glass of whiskey.He took one sip.Then he heard footsteps behind him.Kane turned.Mona stood