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“Rogan onto us?”

Rogan Ricci, boss of the Ricci Crime Family and a pain in all our asses. He has been trying to find the girls with each shipment.

Ethan shakes his head. “He gave up a while ago. Probably figured he could get to the girls before we did. But they were long gone when he arrived.”

“Fucking bastard,” I growl.

Rogan Ricci is someone we all hate and don’t want any part of his behavior. I’ve asked Ethan if I can kill him, but he always tells me no. We don’t need the war on our hands, but if he were dead, then everything would be so much easier. We could takeover his territory and make our operation so much bigger, and we could earn a lot more.

It’s been a struggle since day one when both of our groups were made. Always at each other’s necks, trying to kill each other but never managing to. One of these days, I will succeed, and New York will be safer.

“He wants a meeting,” Ethan drops the bomb.

“What fucking for? That slimy piece of shit,” I roar.

Who is he to declare that he wants a meeting with Ethan? Not after so many years of being rivals and refusing any meet with other people.

Ethan smiles. “Wants to meet with me. I think he has Bon,” he sighs. “Going to meet with him in a week. You, Dahmere, Jason, and Clinton will be coming with me.”

I clench my jaw. Why does he have Bon? Why did Bonnie leave the sanctuary of her own home? She was safe here, where both Ethan and I could watch her.

“Sounds good to me. Just let me know when and where,” I reply.

I will take the first opportunity to shoot Rogan after he gives Bonnie back. Rogan Ricci will not survive this.

Ethan’s phone goes off, and he smiles as he chuckles at the screen.

“Let me guess, Margery did something cute,” I query as I stand up.

“Her Little side was peeking through. Sticking her tongue out at the stuffed zebras I gave her,” Ethan replies.

Ethan is completely infatuated with Margery, and I can’t blame him. She is super sweet, but she is nothing compared to Adalisa for me. Adalisa is everything I have ever wanted.

“When are you moving to the next phase?” I ask.

Ethan has phases he wants to go through with Margery, to make sure everything runs smoothly and doesn’t stray from his end goal.

“Tonight. The last stuffed zebra will be delivered tonight,” Ethan replies.

CHAPTER 12

ADALISA

Ican’t believe I told Margery I was seeing someone. More like Matthias was sneaking into my apartment and fucking me while I was half-asleep. I never thought I was going to admit to it.

Margery.

Something is going wrong with her. She has been on the edge since the first package came to the store a few weeks ago. Mumbling about someone dying in front of her when she went on her vacation and then a police officer she is wary of.

I don’t know what’s going on with her.

I’ve told her it’s a secret admirer, but she is hell-bent on it being her dead ex-boyfriend, Ethan. It’s getting to the point where I think she needs to go to a facility where she can recover for a little while. It’s not normal to think you are seeing your dead ex-boyfriend.

It’s not healthy.

What is causing her to do something like this??

I need to do some research on doctors who can help her because I am in over my head. I want her to thrive and move past Ethan like she was doing before.

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