She faints in a grocery store—but the mafia boss who catches her notices hidden bruises and uncovers a truth that changes everything

was being watched. Over her image, a set of crosshairs had been superimposed.

The message read:

He took something from me. Now I take something from him.

Nikolai’s face became unreadable when he saw it.

Within minutes the penthouse had become a command center. Men arrived with laptops, weapons, and hard expressions. Marcus Chen, Nikolai’s head of security,continue reading …