Chapter 5 - THE LION’S DEN
He wasn't mocking her anymore. The local syndicate was fracturing, and Roman’s own lieutenants were circling him like vultures. He needed someone completely outside the life—someone who didn't flinch when a gun was drawn—to act as his proxy for a shipment transfer the rival families wouldn't see coming. In exchange, he offered her absolute freedom and enough cash to move her and her brother out of the state for good. Harper hated him, hated the way his eyes tracked her every movement, but she hated the grinding poverty of the diner more. She agreed to one night. One drop.
