Sephie is just a waitress trying to survive her late shifts, joking with her charming bartender friend Max and finding comfort in her kind neighbors. But once a month, she serves the city’s most dangerous crime bosses: a job that pays well but comes with risks. Tonight, as black SUVs arrive, she braces herself, unaware her life is about to change forever.
He laughed. “That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m finding myself enjoying spending time with my father. He’s completely different than the man I’ve known my entire life. But I’d also prefer to have the place to ourselves once more. You’re terrible at staying quiet,” he said, cutting his eyes at me. “You only have…
In the parking garage underneath Adrik’s building, Vitaliy placed my arm through his as we walked to the elevator. “Battista’s help comes with a price. He’ll eventually confirm his suspicions that there is something special about you. He’s going to ask for your help at some point in the future.” “Please tell him that I…
“That would make sense. I want to talk to him about it more. It’s best to ease into those conversations with him right now. He’s still a little overwhelmed with everything. He’s handling it well, but it’s a lot for him,” she said. “It really cuts into his cheeseburger thoughts,” I said. Sephie’s laughter was…
“You’re getting better at that, princess. You didn’t see him checking,” Ivan said. He kept his arms around her shoulders in a bear hug as she stayed leaning against him, just turned toward us instead of hiding. She shrugged her shoulders. “I can say the same for you two,” she said, looking up at Ivan…
“He and Lorenzo were close. He’s not going to take his death lightly,” Vitaliy said. “I still find it interesting that he’s grieving more for his brother than he is his own son,” Sephie said. “I’ve not heard him mention Anthony’s name one time in any conversation.” Stephen suddenly inhaled. “What if Anthony wasn’t really…
“I think it’s worth taking another look at Henry, no matter what Misha can find tonight,” I said. “Something feels very off with him now. Like we missed something last time, I don’t like surprises.” “I’ll see what I can start to find in the morning,” Viktor said. Sephie stood up, extending her hands to…
“Um, I thought that one was obvious, Seph. Everyone knows he ha tes it when you don’t cook. He’s just so nice that he’ll never admit it.” The timer for the oven went off. “He’ll be happy when he sees whatever we’re doing completed by 6, then,” I said, pulling the cookies out of the…
Henry stood up to leave, once again shaking Adrik’s hand. When he did, I saw Adrik stiffen ever so slightly. That’s new. I glanced to Andrei, who clearly had seen something as well. Stephen’s phone beeped as Viktor was walking Henry back to the elevator. “Dinner’s here. Be right back,” he said, jogging out of…
Vitaliy and Aleksel walked into the penthouse as we were still laughing about Andrei’s random thoughts. Vitally was surprised to see us all laughing so heartily. “You guys must’ve gotten very good news today,” he said, a small smile on his face as he watched us all try to gain control of ourselves. “The opposite,…
I looked up at him, trying to gauge whether he could handle the truth. I decided he could. “You know my dad is a bit of a guardian angel, righ for Adrik’s mother. They’re around, checking in on us.” He nodded his head. “There are also guardian angels that live among us.” “The acupuncturist,” he…