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.

it wasn't long before those missing leaders started turning up,

this has Conner written all over it. He's the

her. She'd be at work, her phone would ring, and he'd say, "Hey Annie, got a little gift for you." She'd step outside and find

her head at the TV. "There was a time when the Dark Web seemed untouchable. I can't

her voice soft. "Conner's actually a

gave her a knowing

one he loves. But think about it-he got pulled into gang wars as a kid, started carving out his own turf before he hit adulthood, survived all

survived, wouldn't have been able to protect his family? Whether he was just a street boss, the Nettleton heir, or now the head of the Conner family, I've never seen him punish his people unfairly or hurt innocent bystanders. No street brawls just for

Remember how many kids got trafficked, all the dirty deals

more for Newtown than anyone else ever could. He's the best person for the job,

what my work means to me. When we get married, he wants to throw a

doesn't? He'd