n in his waistband and s

pped, but he was s

ind his desk as he h

hed into anger at the

ould have just finished her off.

g the worst on

at least clashing with whoever ha

with their ears cocked towards the di

eaking into his ea

as that?" he ask

hecking it

and headed towards the landing.

g on downstairs. His men were at the

ic staff would dare scream like that in the

entrance with his hand still on h

ed and looked upward. He quickly entered

d automatically as he st

e asked in

"I was trying to get her to fess up. She tried to

. Get her to talk and get rid of h

ream had affected the intracranial pressure she had earlier. Now, there is a bit of bleeding

be a weak link to whoever sent her anyway

fore he nodded and

ve but turned ba

but I think you sho

to see a decoy?" Dante as

moment before he blurted. "

who. There was only one

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et in

his father sent him as far away as possible from

was a perf

ep a low radar, unlike his

found him in Massach

lle and staked him o

t time Dante had

ld dare to lay a finger on their family without

nce, people ha

s not cut for the business and intended

ever h

ess sprees when some assholes

him to make

a bigger stat

ssachusetts trembled

thing to do at all w

onnected t

n that he grew a bit reckless

in one of his spree

en drawn to her like a magnet at that on

just there to gain the knowledg

go back home to the life

at the wrong place

no witnesses

I won't tell. Your se

a stupid statement any other time

een something a

fore he saw her fear-

as. The rule was

eep from her about the incident, he was goi

him from bein

pend a night together in t

had taken to g

his family. But before the night was over that day,

o was in Hartville b

ar signal from his men the next morning, she had sto

n made a few jokes

y her smile and ev

artville, he had been able to convi

after graduation and connec

er and daughter before his

n a great shock to Dan

om Isabella and plunged

serable, but he had not been

vening while he was getting himself

ling him her plans for t

himself into showing the underworld that th

o a club and gave h

caught on to her,

been at the wrong pl

sneaked off to, she was caught right in the

aging bull when he

single one of the motherfuckers before he got th

ime he had come clos

imp body out of the house, he told his m

forgiven hims

no

ked like hi

d moved until he wre