“I CAN’T GIVE YOU AN HEIR,” THE BROKEN CONSERVATOR WHISPERED—BUT THE MAFIA BOSS SAID ONE WORD, DEFIED HIS BLOODLINE, AND MADE HER HIS ONLY FUTURE

Victor pulled Norah and Owen behind the end of the counter as two men stepped from the black vehicle. Patty reached for the panic button….

Fiona stopped with one hand on the car door. Rain ran beneath her collar, cold against her spine. “My father is dead.” Gideon’s gaze did…

I WHISPERED ONE LINE OVER A MAFIA BOSS’S CONTRACT TO SAVE HIM – THEN HE SAID THE NAME THAT HAD ALREADY DESTROYED MY FAMILY Henri…

I TOOK THREE BULLETS FOR A MAFIA BOSS’S LITTLE BOY — THEN HE PUT A RING ON MY HAND BEFORE THE WOMAN IN RED ARRIVED…

I WAS THE QUIET ANALYST WHO CAUGHT MY MAFIA BOSS’S DIRTY FILES – THEN HE MADE ME STAY WHEN THE WRONG MAN WALKED IN The…

A LITTLE GIRL ASKED ME WHERE UNWANTED KIDS GO — THEN THE LETTER HIDDEN IN HER BLUE BACKPACK TURNED MY NAME INTO SOMETHING I COULDN’T…