l bed. The ruthless mob boss collapsed, burying his face in my hands, his broad

comfort him either. I just stared a

f cutting off all non-essential contact with Tess, intentionally leaving his encrypted phone unlocked o

ack toward him. "I'm too tired to play this anymo

s nothing more th

t a one-way ticket

st bag, I looked around o

ag containing my ID, untraceabl

he millions of dollars in diamonds. I discarded every reli

ssion, celebrating a Syndicate victory. The meeting was b

him the secret of his success. Dante stood at the head

ing I am to my

ell on Tess, standing in the shadows of the background. As

off the

ervice was already waiting. I

ook off the che

e delivered this afternoon,"

e airport and print

watching the planes p

ng, the phone in my pocket

ear. Before Dante could speak, I heard Tess's

today! Let's go celebrat

ear, hit the red button, and han

l end her