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.
Once Armando showed us the room, he left us to go through and find what I needed. I looked at Adrik, still somewhat shocked. “Who needs this many articles of clothing? She could’ve worn a different outfit every single day and she still wouldn’t have worn everything in here in a year.” He was looking…
I stood above her for a few moments, just enjoying the look of peace on her face. Never before in my life had I gotten so much satisfaction out of making someone else happy. It’s like my sole purpose in life had become to make her happy. I took a deep breath, lost in my…
“Shut up.” “No, it’s true, gazelle,” Misha said. “She gets angry at the slightest thing. It’s like we can’t say anything around her. I mean, you had a very good reason to be angry with us. But she gets mad at us for st upid stuff.” Andrei said, “she doesn’t have the same confidence that…
Laughing, I kissed her temple. God, we all missed her. She spent almost the entire dinner convincing the guys that she’d be able to travel the next day. They were willing to wait a couple more days until she was better. “Once we get to Naples, what’s the plan?” she asked, in between bites of…
I nodded. “An hour ago. It’s kicking in already. I feel a little better.” “Good. You should be able to take it again when we get there.” He kissed me one more time and handed me my helmet. He climbed on the bike and looked toward me. I didn’t see Ivan walk up while I…
The other guys figured out I was nervous and started talking to me as well, telling me stories to take my mind off the traffic or telling me how much longer we had until we were through the city. I could feel the anxiety coming on. I didn’t think I would be able to ignore…
She groaned. “Part of me wants to make them suffer for a few more days, but I should let them all know they’re also forgiven. There is a grander plan in play here.” She pouted, then grinned at me. God, I’ve missed her. She rested her head on my shoulder for a few minutes. I…
He wasn’t gone long and he came back with a full bottle of ibuprofen. He handed it to me as she said, “see, Misha, this is why you’re my favorite. Don’t tell the others.” He smiled widely at her. I opened the bottle. “How many do you want?” She took the bottle from me and…
I shook my head no. “I can’t stop seeing her, first in the ballroom, then when she was curled up in the seat on the plane when we first got to her, and I can’t stop hearing her calling for Adrik and me while she was out.” Misha nodded. “Not gonna lie, I did get…
There was a path that I followed to a vaguely familiar house. As I got closer to the house, I could hear music coming from inside. Something felt right about this. Like I knew this house, even though I didn’t recognize it. I walked the path to the front door. I pushed on it, opening…