Entangled With The Merciless Mafia Don
“Not until we know who’s behind this. Retaliation without reason is weakness. When we strike, it’ll be final. They’ll have nothing left.”
The meeting ends, but the heaviness doesn’t. It lingers, sinking deeper into my chest.
The next day, I find myself in the gym, pounding the heavy bag until my knuckles ache. Each hit is a release, each blow a way to drown the noise in my head. Sweat runs into my eyes. My hands burn, but I don’t stop.
“You’ll break your hand if you keep that up,” Brad says from the doorway.
I glance over, breathing hard. “What do you want?”