anger inside her burned hotter. She hadn't been in this mansion for years, not since Lorenzo found her as a scared, lost girl on the seas

ade her, though she'd never show it. What did he want? The boy who had on

her focus broke for a moment. A lo

om him, you f

ealousy and insecurity. She was done dealing wit

there, tall and self-assured, with that same smug confidence in his green eye

ow, dangerous smile, as if

t firm. She wasn't the weak girl he'd sav

I want you to let me go. I'm don

lips curled into an amused smile. "Y

ady. "You won't kno

he was a puzzle. "If you want your freedom, you'll ha

ut she didn't let it sho

. "The strongest fighter we have. B

own for breaking anyone who faced him. But this wasn

she said witho

-

ht was

gth. She fought with precision. She was quick, calculated, and relentless. The room echoed wi

ered. Slowly, she wore him down until, with a final blo

reathing hard, her bo

, his face showing a hint of respect. "Impre

emanded, wiping sw

Not so fast. There

ghtened. "

nternational Mafia Day. The Russian Mafia king will

asn't just any target. He was

" she said. "Th

ssion calm. "It's your choice.

mind raced. Could she really do this? The Russia

ed the engine, the roar breaking the night's silence. As the city blurred

the city lights below, trying to calm her t

al. She hesitated for a fraction of a

ore his deep, familiar

et it show. "I'll do it," she said, her

her end, followed by a soft

ing you have-blueprints, surveillance, his network. I

the files by morning. But Evelyn... this isn't just anothe

missing a beat. "That's

She wasn't doing this for him or for the power

st. "Once you step into his wo

work with him is done," she r

t over the city once more. The skyline seemed smaller

Mafia king

red at the skyline again, the weight of her decision pressing down on h