Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

After Riley was arrested, Tony's apartment in Havenbrook felt strangely still. He stared at his phone, frowning at a message from an unknown number: "There's always a price to pay for calm waters."

A knot of worry tightened in Tony's chest. With Riley in custody, everything about the Dark Web was at risk of spilling out. If that happened, he―

As expected, within days, the police started picking up key members of the Dark Web, one after another.

Tony gripped his phone, mind racing about what to do next, when a knock echoed through the apartment.

He opened the door to find a boy around twelve or thirteen standing there. "Uncle Tony."

The sight of the kid made something click in Tony's mind-he suddenly understood what Riley's message had meant.

A few of the Dark Web's sub-leaders still hadn't been caught; they'd vanished without a trace. The biggest branch, run by Miles, was especially elusive-no one had seen or heard from him.

those missing leaders started turning up, one by one, dumped right at the police station's

help but laugh as she shared with her sister, "Sis, this has

say, "Hey Annie, got a little gift for you." She'd step outside and find the criminal she'd been hunting delivered

a time when the Dark Web seemed untouchable. I

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her a

pulled into gang wars as a kid, started carving out his own turf before he hit adulthood, survived all the power plays in Mr.

not a saint. But he's never preyed on the weak. Every choice he's made-life forced his hand. If he'd been soft, he wouldn't have survived, wouldn't have been able

Remember how many kids got trafficked, all the dirty

ever could. He's the best

what my work means to me. When we get married, he wants to throw a proper wedding, invite everyone, so I can walk down the aisle with my head

doesn't? He'd be happy with simple meals, as long as