ry

shattered the heavy silence

the dark wood of the bench. A feral scream tore from her throat, piercing the suffocating air. She shrieked my na

m across her pale skin, a stark contrast

he shrill noise polluting his sanctuary. Dionicio, ever attuned to his Don's silent commands, didn't miss a beat. The Enforc

antly reduced to muff

again. Thirty lashes. N

ve cologne and aged whiskey that usually defined Demetrius Maddox's space. By the twentieth lash, Hailey had s

ne suit miraculously untouched by th

alm despite the adrenaline roaring in my ears. "Dump her at the fr

snow, his eyes wide with a terror he could no longer hide. I wouldn't stop here. I wouldn't stop until Christian Bolton an

ary triumph w

Don had been entertaine

reezing aura he commanded, instantly sucked the remaining oxygen from the room. He di

mless eyes lock

Demetrius commanded. His tone wa

Christian by the collar of his suit and Carmelita by her arm, hauling them up as if they weighed nothing. My uncle and grandmothe

sps were abruptly severed as the hea

ut this time, it wasn't the silence befor

. The audience was gone. I

ator that had finally cornered its prey. The killing intent radiating from him was no longer a subtl

ge my enemies. I had used his Enforcer to execute my family's law. I had hijacked hi

e apart. My mind raced, desperately calculating my only leverage-the burning heat in my blood that he craved,

frame completely eclipsed the city lights be

, his eyes devoid

d, his voice a low, dangerous rumble that vibrat