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't br

stream of icy water right into my face. The water clogged my nose

inside my belly like a

ked with the icy water. i couldn't see, I cou

d tried to hold my breath, as much as I wanted to scream. Struggling

deep gruff voice said

voice I recognized as t

nt it was gone bright light flooded my sense

e of your girlfriends?

not kn

retty lit

white suit, and shiny shoes. He had dark hair with streaks of silver running through it, and he had a full neatly trimmed beard. Hi

derico, don't yo

this one," he said and pulled back, shoving my face to the side.

me, I assumed

om head to toe and I shoved down the feeling of d

amiliar. Don't y

acket and rolled the sleeves up his arms. He stared at me with those terrifying dead eyes and shook hi

ch. "You're going to kill me?

ld you be?"

u? You're one of Feder

llow my son. And now you blatantly accus

wer

ll make her death swift or

e to recognition flashed in his eyes. "L

going to let me go? After I've seen

in the mood to deal with you today." The man said an

, fa

m talkin

d out, totall

man asked. He walked up to me and c

k I'll give my address to

Cole, not Fe

. "Cole?" I whispe

blankly. "Yes, t

's no

just a name. Just a

to do the ones on my feet. "Who is your Mother, Cole

er name was Amelia. You just saw my father, h

can

ole and I are split images of each other. This man...he is not

at are the odds that he is alive and now in the ma

ropes and stepped back. Cold eyes stared into mine. Blue again

r someone else. I do not have a sister, nor have I

got to my feet, my muscles an

out of his pocket. "A b

t wearin

rather I kn

ck me. Truth be told, it still hurt like a fucking bit

ever punch m

es are wrong. His face is wro

The tiny voice of doubt that I had been able to

dead and you'l

ndfold."

round p

I will find him. I wil

ed behind her. I sat opposite her, too weak and exhausted to sta

er Fon

ry chief

ou're all battered up and bruised! What were you thinking?

sor

uspended. After she had warned me about running off, I wen

t of the week off. Get t

me just a week

oever said I was

confu

in the past, and for whatever reason, all the cases were tied to the underground. You will be added to a

nt, he was rumored to be the head of the Federico family, a highly organized mafia family. No one really knew what he looked like, and I had heard whispers of an eli

hief Joa

ou're lettin

ountless times. And besides, you and I both know you've wanted this more than

ing in her tone. This was wonderful! This way I'd have direc

d Cole. Federico is the

gathered about Luca. There will be a party by next week which he will be in attendance. Succes

photograph fell out of it. I picked it up

eld up the photogr

rico's upper men. No one knows what he

s day. His dark eyes hidden behind shades, his hair with its gray streaks was wild in the wind

co's goons. My insti

t me go. Like he didn't consider me a threat. The fucking

ief Joan said. I look

hotograph in my