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.
“Surprisingly, still at the underboss’s house. Apparently, she’s been living there for a bit,” Misha said. “She will no longer be a problem,” Andrei said. His anger from earlier was still evident on his face. Andrei had the same look every time he killed someone, but this time was different. Usually, he would struggle with…
“I think Ricardo is the wild card in this situation, too. I’m wondering if he’s going to step into Lorenzo’s role and start pulling the strings for Sal now that his brother is dead,” Stephen said. “It does make me wonder how he’s stayed out of the spotlight for so many years, but had so…
“Bubba, how did you get to be so smart and so pretty at the same time?” I asked, grinning at him. “I don’t know, spider monkey. I just woke up like this,” Andrei said, trying to keep a straight face. I almost didn’t grab my ribs in time for the laughter to hit. “D*mmit, warning!”…
“Yeah, super easy. Open. I could see everything,” Stephen said. “I’ll be able to get the underboss before he gets Max, if that’s where your mind is going.” Sephie’s eyes got even wider as she realized what I was planning. “But you hate Max…” “Doesn’t mean he deserves to die like this, love,” I said.…
“He started yelling after I vulnerably diagnosed him, as you say,” Stephen said. “I would think he was likely telling me off and trying to disprove my theory. You saw him once the polished exterior began to c*ack. He lost control of his anger quickly. I would bet good money that’s what happened last night.…
“Apparently Trino’s flair for the dramatic is something I’m clearly tapped into,” I said. “We should tell him to record it so we can show it to Armando. He’s still holding out hope that they’re going to come save him,” Ivan said. Sephie Trino stopped by the building a few hours later, with Gus and…
She smiled her sweet smile up at me, holding onto my forearm to keep my hand against her cheek. “Ivan told me that Stephen’s bloodlust is almost as bad as yours. I’ll admit I had a hard time believing it at first. He said that it didn’t matter how many men were guarding the building,…
“G**damn yelling. I can’t stand yelling. They were right. Your mother taught you zero manners while she was f**king the whole town,” Viktor said, walking back to the door of the room. Armando was still yelling, but now it was m*ffled by the w*d of cloth shoved in his mouth, which admittedly was much nicer…
Adrik just laughed at me. “I’m going to have to start paying Vinny more. You and Stephen both are going to need more sandwiches. That’s exactly what he said, too.” I suddenly remembered my extra sandwich from the day before that I hadn’t eaten yet. My stomach also remembered. Adrik just laughed. “I had to…
Andrei got up, grabbing the blanket she had been using before and wrapped it back around her. “Are you hungry again yet? It’s been at least twenty minutes,” he asked, teasing her. “Not yet. Ask me again in ten minutes though,” she said, laughing ever so quietly. “Despite it sounding horrifically painful, you look better,”…