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n disbelief, still chuc

the gangster family next door." His eyes

ed, feeling a rush o

! Mother yelled,

ster, like a mafia, living next door? He's our neighbor?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

sent a shiver down my spine. My mind raced with images of clandestine meetin

be my luck. Thank God, I was bored to hell. I thoug

drawing back, blin

cause now he was acting like a robot who didn't know anything. Great

ng to be less interested, I

dear. It's not the actual thing." She gave a humorless laughter. "There is nothing like th

was obvious she didn't want me to k

ed look. "Right, like those things are real." I sighed, picking

rest up. I'll call you when d

my room. Sighing as I flopped onto my bed,

*

g, dear? Were you actually going to tell her that?" she demanded,

ily, she needs to

ation from headquarters clearly stated that this was a

at non-active ones can be the most

d. "Have you considered that they might just want to live in peace or could be running from something? It's not wise to go looking for trouble. And b

goes to Sophie's school? What

e her more curious. I shouldn't need to remind you of her fondness for those bastards. I'm already struggling to steer her away from that untrained interest, thanks to your bro

g. "He's not my brother; he's jus

y so," Emily said, her voic

ceptance. He hated that she was right. As a retired forc

g to her," he conceded. He p

said with a smile. "Go freshen up;

e." He said, leaning in

replied with a wide sm

niel, signaling his retreat, she quickly wiped

ed in a number. After several rings

ale voice resounded

a! It's me,

lgia. "Wild Cat? Emily Rust, it's been ages sinc

Emily's voice was steady, thoug

weight of the years," Mira replied

Emily said, paus

catch up," Mira's voice shifted to a m

. "Just some information about the sudden

that too?" Mira's voice

hat do you know about it?" E

y what you know," Mira responde

one of the best informants back at the force. D

ation, I still am,"

ily responded, her voice

said, "Fine, Rust, y

ily replied, her ton

ters, I got curious and started my investigation.

tails?" Emily as

crossbreed between Russian and American. His name is Alexander Kova-a rootless Russian mafia

mily int

e's divorced. It's said that after their deaths, nearly ten mafia

us who did it and

ad the guts to spea

ill doesn't explain why he suddenl

il I discovered that... the wives who were

ily asked, her voi

r-old girl, and Michael Kova, a s

, and such young ones at that,

ive of his bodyguards were killed in the process. Fortunately, the authorities discovered the p

like Kova actually fled from his enemies? Tha

g among high-ranking officials doesn't just protect him and his family but also diverts at

ean?" Emily in

re mention of your name, criminals would piss their pants off. But for a child, yo

all that my child was becoming the very thing I was fighting against, I couldn't i

on. "But did you have to quit? I nearly went

ehind while the other continued... I just decided it should be me. Besides, I help out sometimes. And now that

onded with a chuckle. "Anyway, that's all I've

s activities. While he lives here pretending to be reti

Mira

ng to let him do that?" Em

it should be fine. I don't think I have the st

ank you for the information, M

re we

k la

" Mira ende

Even so, I need to keep a close watch on Sophie," she murmured, t