THE MAFIA BOSS WENT COMPLETELY STILL WHEN A LITTLE GIRL ENTERED HIS MANSION AND SAID, “MY MOM COULDN’T COME TODAY…”

kept the paper tucked beneath her apron, flattened against her chest, protecting it as she traveled through rain, thunder, and past gates guarded by armed men.

Behind Emma, Harold remained in the doorway, wearing the look of someone who had spent years around dangerous people and could immediately sense when something in a room had shifted.

Lucas extended continue reading …