Masuk"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
"What did he say to you?" I pushed, my heart giving a small, nervous twitch. I needed to know, last night, he took a shower and slept almost instantly the moment I lay in his arms, "Raphael, please. Tell me what he said." Instead of answering with words, Raphael’s eyes went dark. He slid his hand d
"They stayed still!" I sobbed, the words tumbling out of my mouth as I stared at the black tool in his hand. I was shaking so hard the metal chair was rattling against the floor. "They stayed still, I swear! Please, don't—" ZZZTT. He pressed the prongs against my left thigh this time. The shock h
"There is no plan," I said, "And you need to lower your fucking voice before I lower it for you." "I won't lower shit, Raph," Adriano hissed back, "You are acting like a fool. You are risking everything we have built. This whole thing cannot happen. Have you even spent one single second thinking ab
He cut the engine. The loud rumbling died instantly, leaving the garage completely quiet except for the sound of our breathing. But I didn't move. I didn't loosen my grip, and I didn't slide off the metal tank. I just stayed right there, clinging to his chest like a child. We sat together in the ga







