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.
Misha clapped his hands together. “I love breaking and entering.” King of the Underworld Sephle Three days after we met with Battista, we were all on our way to break into Sal’s house in the middle of the night. He did have security on his house, but it was minimal. Our guys watching the house…
“Honestly? I didn’t either. I don’t quite understand why what she did made me so angry, but it did,” Misha said. He thought for a moment, then looked back up at all of us. “Yeah, still does.” “Usually when you have that strong of a reaction toward someone, it’s because they’re showing you something you…
“Everything from you always has heat behind it. Your fear and panic slightly less than other emotions, but it’s still warm. Much warmer than I am. This isn’t warm enough to be from you. You said he runs cooler like I do, so it must be from him,” Stephen said as we continued walking to…
Should I feel guilty about being happy that this is how his life turned out? Maybe. Did I feel guilty about being happy that this is how his life turned out? Not one bit. That’s the beauty of Karma. He brought this on himself. He got a much better end to his life than his…
“Iya. It wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for him to know about it, but not yet. I really need a break. Sephie does too, even though she’s pushing through like the boss she is. She needs time to tell the other three about Kostya, too.” “We could all use the break. Except…
I stopped her before we got all the way out of the woods, pulling her against me. I loved the way the fading daylight made her hair look. There were at least ten different shades of red and orange in the last rays of sunlight. It made her hair look like it really was on…
Ivan and I both laughed. “That tracks,” we both said. “What did he tell you about why Viktor is different?” Ivan asked. “When the Wonder Twins found out that you and Adrik could also control you demons, Misha said you guys just unlocked a new life goal for him. Andrei and Stephen both readily agreed.…
“And I learned how to love you more than humanly possible from watching you.” I said, kissing her. I could feel her warmth spreading through my body as I buried my face in her neck again. “Time away will be good for all of us, I think. It’ll give me a chance to catch the…
“I assume Kostya did it, but I didn’t think to ask for specifics. I had too many her questions for him,” she said, as she placed her hands on my chest. She looked down at her ring, which she never took off. I might’ve loved that about her. She looked back up at me, saying,…
“It’s getting easier each time. I was starting to have issues with catching my breath at the end, but I didn’t panic about it this time.” I wrapped my arms around her tighter. She held her arms on top of mine, leaning her head against my shoulder. She looked happy. Lighter. Everything that had happened…