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

suite, Adina's hushed, irritated voice

asey, here yet?" Adina hissed, h

orina*," a second voice trembled. Carla. The maid I had o

reason. 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

inds out we orchestrat

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

harder than the d

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

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

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

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

ing. Outside the door, Adina shrieked as the

she screamed, her footst

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