Elodie kept her composure, eyes fixed on the sports car blocking the road.

By now, she was almost certain this was a deliberate interception.

"This isn't good," muttered her colleague beside her, a tall Black man who suddenly frowned. "I recognize the guy standing in front. He's a notorious boss in this area-connected to one of the Italian families."

Elodie's brow furrowed. There were more than enough men on the other side, and their exact motive was still unclear.

And someone who drove a car that expensive-were they after money?

Probably not.

"We have firearms, right?" Elodie glanced at the car doors. All locked.

She couldn't shake the feeling that these people were more dangerous than the mortars they'd escaped earlier.

"We do," her colleague replied, "but if we go toe-to-toe with them... I don't like our chances."

Elodie got the message. There was little hope of getting away clean today.

Just then, the door of the sports car opened.

A man stepped out-mid-thirties, classic European features, but striking in his

way. His expensive clothes set him

eyes widened. "Is that

to him, puzzled.

about the criminal underworld

old Italian families. Their reach is

doing here...?" Sweat broke out

become

gripped her phone tightly, anxiety twisting

of this dead zone and

colleague said quietly. "Let me

her expression

was being said outside. She only saw the so-called Quinn family

Not good.

a plan, but then she

sight, trying to

white man

window, grinning in a way that made her skin crawl His green eyes glittered as he rapped on the

nerves were stretched

but these men-the

She stayed put.

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