hung up before I coul

my mind blanked out in confusion. The noise slowly died down but the panic in

ria asked as the neighborho

ving a cloud of thick smoke.

y mom and my sister are gone. What is he talking about, Aria? Gone to whe

he morning." Aria immediately rep

is gone!" I yelled as my voice e

udden change in my voice, scra

kard, okay? Let it go! You have work in the morning. Your mom and sister are probably fast asleep

u insist everything is fine in my house

, he doesn't joke abo

tonight and the destruction done to your bar, I can't let you

she interrupte

dy. It's going to be all black suits and files for you in a few hours so why not let your brain rest while

OLLOWIN

rk but here I am, standing face to face with the Rutherfords Empire. This Organization has the larg

ike I didn't almost lose my

greeted, breezing past me with a

ator as my boss's words rang into my brain. An importan

e it." My boss sighed the second I stepped into hi

early to work." I scoffed, dumpin

a, Chelsea. People died last night so I automatically assum

face." I bluntly replied, turning ar

hour!!" He yelled again bef

ire need of my attention, landed on my table. My fac

secretary," I paused,

nutes, make yourself available immedi

extremely cold conference room and scaled through to my seat

heir lawyers submitted this court order to us last week and that's the first thing we would trash out. The Rutherfords are needed because the m

behind a mask. Dressed in all black, even with gloves, their scary aura overwhelmed the

oke. I turned in the direction of the voice as my eyes m

ng, I remember it as clear as day. From the shooting yesterday. My mind refreshed and replayed it all... even the call with my f

boss snapped. I jer

" I spurted without giving my words a second thought. The

d we buy from them?" Mrs Nathara,

money, ma." My boss repl

She aske

was between us, them and a certain Mr Giovanni who disappeare

ovanni? This is

" Mrs Nathara said in a flash, rising to her feet a

R THAT

iggled as we sat in the cold, drinking and gossipi

ed after downing

e stampede?" I paused, making s

ah.

the floor. It fell fro

range manly voice ec

erged under a thin ray of light, all masked up with that same ring!

nk we could make a great team." He

ou?" My voi

He replied as more men surrounded him. Aria gummed herself t

bold. It's after hours and I am sti

as much as I know you." He stopp

who you are and what you want or leave me th

ifteen days to report back to me, or else, h

became even w

ou know my father?" Confus

nformazioni." He whisper

talian, he knows my father and he is wearing the same

yelled. He stopped, turne

voice suddenly became gen

have a drink. I bet I can make you say your name before you know it." I

that?" He asked, gesturing

hotel behind

alcosa di più grande dei soldi." In a fl

immediately undressed, leaving his mask on. Without his permission,