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g against the sudden spike of adrenaline in my veins. The frame-up. The ni

suite, Adina's hushed, irritated voice

asey, here yet?" Adina hissed, h

rina," a second voice trembled. Carla. The maid I had onc

eason. The penalty for a Mafia wife sleeping with a rival boss is a bullet to the head. And her little merchant trust fund? It defaults back to t

inds out we orchestrat

go." Adina's voice dropped, mimicking her brother's cold, authoritative baritone. "'Kylie's intuition is like

harder than the

dark abyss. If I stayed in this bed, Hoy Casey would walk throug

h a dull thud, biting my lip until I tasted copper to kee

casting long, dancing shadows.

e hand, I reached up and s

e wick's flame instantly. Fire roared to life, eagerly devour

ring into the inferno, a memory I had

te businesses that could double our territory's wealth. He hadn't ev

bon. "You reek of money, a stench you'll never wash off. You don't understand honor. A true Mafia

g away the last of my fear. He and Kylie Gallo

ing. Outside the door, Adina shrieked as the

she screamed, her footst

. I pushed myself up, using the wall for support. I needed to move before the smoke inhalation finished what the drug started