CO

ever.loving

ened. I stood there, staring at the damn door, t

. Being a Falcone, one of the most powerful families in New York, her father would ha

er face when I told her Nikolai was dead one couldn't fake that. E

ld get away with murdering one of our own. They had no clue what it meant to be a powerful Mafia family. It wasn't just about ruling and throw

equences if you didn't. We didn't ruin and rule for fun or a power trip. We fought, conquered, and earned every

lcones didn't get the memo. Falcone thought because he owned Falcone Resources, he could go around killing whoev

till be here. My father would still be here. And I wouldn't

turned to Damon, who had been wa

ng," he st

kno

think we'll fall for her bullshit? There's no way she didn't

out who he was, felt threatened by ou

But now all they did was sign every m

arlier you need to keep your temper intact...and va

s me up." He turned back to the monitor. "Look at her with her fake fucking tears. She

frustration pulsing through my

Nikolai, of all people, didn't rea

nes are one of the most powerful famili

o underestimate them? Did he really think he could fuck

ed through the room, sl

struggling to keep my rage contained. "We don't know what

t I'll get to the truth. I'll crack her wide open and extract every goddamn

ll the panic and fear she was experiencing. In fact, she deserved more th

there, man," Damon sa

ed. "I

. My intention was to make her open it while I was still in the room. Unfortunately, her lies

ter of her. Right now, she was staring at the box like it was a trap. But the human mind is a wonderful place. Recklessne

or her to budge?" Damon tapped a finger on

rother. J

s beneath her while continuing to stare at the box. When Damon brought her in almost twenty-four

s. That's why I instructed Doc to strip her of wealth she didn't de

pathetic, poor, and broken. I hadn't even begun to exact my revenge, and already she seemed close to crumbl

to complement the man's image. I, on the other hand, preferred the more complex

she reached out, but then pulled back. I almost laughed at h

d, pulling his hands through his hair.

r patience, little broth

hate it when you s

brow. "Shit

a virtue.' You act like a fucking fifty-year

art shit? It's

fuck what it i

trying to act all cool with his slang, his ridiculous walk, and

adrenaline surged through my veins. I leaned on the table next to Damon, fully focused. I want

e edges of the table, feeling thr

woman? Nice. Suits t

willing Lila

fell to the sides, she leaned back, stari

ser to the monitor, fighting the u

rough her mind-some telling her to leave

, curio

with expectation. God, it felt like I

r face turned ghostly pale just before she screamed

the speakers. "Jesus Christ! What the f

these months of planning and plotting, the time had come. The time to exact revenge I vowed against the Falcone. She

at me. "Game

g victory on my