ter

. Jenny Parker pressed her back against the cold marble wall, heart hammering in the hush. She had slipped from her room under th

gate casting light in the direction of San's favorite m

predatory grace she'd come to recognize. His suit was gone; in its place, a fitted black shirt open at the collar, sleeves

e moonlight. His eyes adjusted instantly to

ing her voice steady. "Y

nodded toward the fountain.

h it lay a small, weathered leather-bound journal. Jenny felt her pu

it," S

ists of names, dates, and sums. Everything she needed: shipping manifests tied to shell com

nt departs Marse

ad already moved on to their next big operation. To stop

pered, flipping pages. "Th

ing them through our art front." He exhaled, voice low. "My famil

? Guilt? Perhaps a shared understanding of loyalty's we

ng whether to stand back or move forward but instead he lifted

. "I came here k

at amongst them while closely staring at each other. San leaned in as if asking for a k

of them snapped their heads toward

Prominen

behind San, h

Open

inating the courtyard in stark white. Two a

, but Jenny grabbed his ar

ed. "Sta

istols on the pair. One clicked his tongue. "We knew yo

n is ice-cold.

s it matter? You're s

A power grab? She edged to one sid

ing his arm protectively around her shoulders. "Let her

ered. "Moretti, ar

tightened. "You want

er as though confused on what they were to do. Jennie stood clos

to her stomach. San's head snapped toward the hedge-from whi

Nora, Jenny's college friend who

gh tone to the two men, "Back off

caught between San's fury

ed. "Nora?" she w

ny, relief and urgency min

ploded into tension. The two men raised their

y's, a question and

ut into the light, journal held high. "Y

slipped a round into her pistol's chamber. San's hand moved

fierce clarity: this was the moment she either cemented her p

l unwavering. "Let her live," she said

ance-one hand hovering over his holster.

anced, voice low and cold.

hey found a little garden and sat in it for a while

concerned "are y

are

eavily. "Nor

in disbelief. "W

stant siren wailed-Colhart's

ce harde

led to her f

ething cold and metallic into

he whispered. "Take it.

an arm around Jenny's shoulders.

on San's. His gaze was raw,

e drive into her coat. "I

rkened. "I'll

creeched around the estate. The night had shifted-a fragile allia

er just an undercover cop. She was part of the Moretti family's blood