“I’ll give you 5,000 dollars if you serve me in russian,” laughed the mafia boss at the waitress…

A stray bullet grazed Anya’s arm, with hot pain blazing across her skin as she fought to remain conscious. The academic who once worried about essay deadlines now struggled to escape crossfire between warring criminals, with her new reality stripped of any remaining illusion.

Blood loss and adrenaline made the world tilt sickeningly as Anya finally continue reading …