ed as white as a

custom-tailored suit Daniel wore-she shrank deeper into his

m tightly around her, his gaze fi

bbed, as if suppres

ne like this at the Nightingale Club? Are you declaring

k, a sudden realiza

st because I've been busy with the arms deal with Italy and haven't come home much? Once Lola gives birth, I'll send her to a safe house i

burst out

d into that mafia clan on New York's Fifth Avenue, I

mistress a bottle of prenatal vitamins, along

el was d

having his legs broken by Boss Ivan to ste

f the Bronx and promise

our hands dirty. I'll shield

He took three stab wounds to the back, yet looked at me with red eyes a

as my "spy" through the Brown family's connections. After all,

he must still have a

to look at Dan

till sobbing, and tapped my

she only loves h

s stopped

in both Italian and English-including the Whites' equity, real estate, the arms channels and undergrou

y. and 'child support' for the baby in your belly-oh, and Daniel's

r, a faint smile

ou surely won't care about

Daniel's sleeve, her nails a

el, the first thing she'd asked was, "How m

you don't want the Whites' money? After all, you must want to be the legitimate '-oh, I forgot to tell you, in Iva

e flushed

, feigning contempt

ho he is-whether he's the second-in-comman

pped

ed to

' is so noble, she doesn't even car

nt, Daniel's

lready tense expression g

hey turned white, the old scar on his knuckle-

been frozen? How is that possible! I

said. they said the mafia princess issued an order-whoever does

harbored an outsider' and broke the rules. He

e phone down

h the Italian clan still di

cleaners are on th

were bl

d at me

Brown family's power against me? Have you

how mercy-spare your life. Otherwise. do you think a 'traitor' who's lost his powe

y spy all along. Her parents are still in the 'nursing h

drained of

Daniel's sleeve, her

Lola's anxious gaze, he finally picked it up and scribbled his sign

aper: "Anna, you're going too far. You'll regre

me w

t hi

iel, have you forgotten? I'm the heir to the Brown

ing the sharp p

d pistol tucked in his waist: "Please handle the rest-including making Lola 'voluntar

guests hiding behind pillars, pretending to dr

ative relations with Daniel White. Anyone associated with Daniel must s

yacht flying the Brown family flag was approaching slowly. On t

ace the co

licked against

asps and whi

really going

h Daniel. The boss will defi

amily's cleaners nev

rful voice

I don't want to die. my pare

the heavy carv

tars were hidden by neon lights-just like

ight was go