ped right into a deep puddle of filthy water, splashing mud onto

ring blankly ahead as she walked strai

ed out softly, her voice sh

eyebrows pulled together in a tight frown, but he

d bodies, Dante closed the distance. His large ha

gainst the small of her back. The freezing steel

forced the genuine terror into a pathetic, fe

ast Dante's shoulder, pretending the g

voice cracking. "I dropped my conta

over the safety of the Glock. A tiny click echoed in

nsive leather shoes tapping against the pavem

He was casually flipping a solid

it that did not have a single wrinkle. A t

ke angles of his jawline. His black eyes were filled

her. The heavy, oppressive aura radiating from this new ma

ned slightly as Dante turned his head,

. The sheer terror pushed her to

g free from Dante's grip. She stumbled forw

igger, but he jerked the gun away, te

raw, bleeding ankles caused her body to sway violently, forcing her to collapse into a pathetic heap.

alf, pressing her face desperately again

d with dirty tears, her expression a perfe

e clear and utterly broken. "I a

unged the bloody alley in

g chunk of gray ash fell from his

ared at the girl clinging to his

his boss, completely unsure if the girl wa

ud of rich cigar smoke. The gra

lack leather glove, reached out. His index and midd

yes scanned her face like an X-ray, digg

d upward into a highly dangerous, amused smile. He did not expose her lie.