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.
We continued talking about possible outcomes for dealing with Ricardo and the remaining bosses, as well as the Mexicans. We ordered food while we kept talking. Misha and Andrei ran upstairs to make Sephie’s broth and get her antibiotic. She managed to eat a few bites of my food, but that’s all she wanted. During…
I smiled widely at Ivan. It made me happy to see them help Andrei be more confident in his newfound abilities. “As for your earlier question, Squish, I don’t think it’s much of a stretch that Sal would run to Italy. It’s probably a very safe bet that Ricardo is there as well. They’re likely…
“I have good news this time around,” Dr. Williams said as he walked into the exam room. “Your lung looks much clearer this time.” “She’s finally feeling better, but it took until yesterday for her to start to really make improvements,” Ivan said. “Yesterday was the first day she was awake for more than a…
The guys dropped me, Adrik, and Misha off at the building while they went to the private airport to see what they could find out. Once upstairs, Misha and I both looked at each other. “Do you think we can find him?” he asked. “It’s worth a try,” I said. Adrik clicked his tongue. “How…
“Just concentrate on Sal,” I said. “Misha does the rest.” “Like think of his face?” Andrei asked. I nodded my head. “If it works the same for you as it does for me, you’ll be able to see what Misha sees like it’s in front of you,” I said. Andrei nodded his head, then extended…
“You don’t have to figure it out, gazelle. I kinda like when you’re extra spicy and cranky,” Misha said. Andrei helped me up so we could move to the couches. He laughed at Misha, but said quietly, “I think we all do. You’re extra hilarious when you’re cranky.” Adrik was clearly surprised when he walked…
I/3 ivan sighed. “We’ve found a few connections to some of Ricardo’s business associates, but nothing that tie them directly. We also can’t find anything from any of the other bosses yet.” “Let’s ask the journalist,” I said, in between bites, still under the very watchful eye of Misha. I couldn’t tell if he was…
Adrik walked to me, pulling me gently to him. He was still trying not to laugh, but he was clearly amused at what had just happened. “Looks like you’re staying here with me, solnishko,” he said, as he kissed my temple. “Maybe more often than you’d like.” He finally laughed as I poked him in…
I looked at it for a minute, which made Misha say, “I will airplane it. Don’t tempt me.” “You’re still not the boss of me,” I said, picking up the spoon. “The bigger question is which one of the bosses has the mayor in his pocket. Or if it really is Ricardo,” Stephen said. “It’s…
I cursed under my breath again, standing in front of her. “Can you walk? I can carry you downstairs. I think I should carry you after I almost made you pass out,” I said, pulling her up in front of me. I didn’t wait for her to argue, I just bent down and scooped her…