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.
Sephie “All of Vitaliy’s guys are coming to dinner, too?” Andrei asked. I’d put him to work helping me and I think he was protesting at the amount of work in front of him. “I assume so, but I don’t know for sure. I never really asked, now that I think about it. But I…
“No, it’s true, gazelle. It’s been a few weeks since you’ve slept in. I think you’re past due, actually,” Misha said. I couldn’t hide my amusement at them apparently knowing my schedules better than I did. “I had no idea I was so predictable,” I said, sitting in an empty chair beside Viktor. He put…
Vitally put his hand up, like he was trying to calm me down. “You won’t need to. He’ll come to the city if I agree to meet him there. He still owes me a very large debt. He’ll come to the city if it means paying that back.” I felt Sephie’s hand timidly in mine.…
“Exactly. I should’ve known you’d already know,” she said, smiling sweetly at me. She reached out and grabbed my hand. Surprisingly, she felt warm. Similar to Adrik’s touch. “Sephie, I want to thank you. I knew you were coming for my son, but I had no idea the role you would play in my husband’s…
I woke sometime in the middle of the night. Sephie was laying across my chest. She’d tried her best to wear me out before we finally went to sleep, but my brain just didn’t want to stop. I don’t know why I was so surprised that my father was so different with Sephie. I’d never…
“All my dealers are loyal to Jefe and will remain so if they wish to keep existing,” Trino said. “The rest of the dealers are also loyal to him. They helped us stop the brawn operation. They were ready to revolt against the bosses before we stepped in and told them our plan to stop…
I nodded once. “Good call,” I said as she looked back at both of us. “Adorable. And twitchy,” she said. “I know Sal and Lorenzo orchestrated this coup attempt, but we didn’t get around to where they are now. And what of the other bosses? I know Armando is being held, but what of everyone…
“After,” she said. “I’m surprised you didn’t kill him, then,” he said, nonchalantly. “At the time, I was more worried about her. And I still had an ounce of respect for Salvadori, although that was short lived,” I said. “And what about your guy?” Vitaliy asked Trino. Trino cursed in Spanish, disgusted at the thought…
Vitaliy looked to Misha. “How long have you had this?” “I can’t say for sure, really. it’s changed. It started with a gut instinct. I would know that a plan was going to go horribly wrong. It’s developed into me being able to see things as they happen for other people. But it can change,…
Once we walked far enough away from the house that we wouldn’t be overhead, she elbowed him in the ribs lightly. “I can’t believe you thought I was lying to you about the guys being like me and Adrik. Rude,’ she said, trying not to laugh. Even though she had her contacts in, I knew…