AVALINE

It felt like my heart was about to leap out of my chest when I got into my car. Earlier, I hadn’t even thought that Czar was in front of me. What mattered to me was finishing the job and making sure the girl returned safely to the club. That’s the professional thing to do. I gave the man a final warning. If he didn’t comply with De Greco’s rules, I would hand him over to our enforcer.

I didn’t know why Czar was here. I suspected he had business with my father, and I was ...