The Mafia's Undercover Princess

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d pavement, I felt my entire body tense. My hand gripped the gun tighter, and my

what I will have to face every

t ready for round two-not without having had a perfect 30 minutes of peace of

way I was still holding onto the

the car that had just pulled over. "They're late, yeah, but it's better late than neve

ne. Thank you," I replied quietly. But inside, I was

e threw a question that

a trigger like that? Aren't you supposed to

just say... it just happened. Self-defense can make people do

been more amused than anything. "And yo

it," I said, meeting his gaz

omfortable, as if trying to read s

you. And the best word to describe it is 'potential. Something I could use. But listen carefull

ck, all looking alert. One of them approached Kraven. They took a little moment in the car;

on to explain. "We had to make sure the coast was clear before a

ow, at least you are here now. Besides, you

them gunned down." But then, Kraven wasn't even interested in explaining

rouched slightly and studied them carefully. There was a shift in his

right?"

That's

shoot. "But the guy you shot got it straight in the forehead. That's not something just anyone pul

tried so much that my

esperate as well," I replied. "That kind of

d. He stepped toward me

," he said, "if you ca

ld change his mind. Again, trying to defend something too much tends to look

said and walked

ger seat beside him. The other men got

asional street lamp shining by. I didn't speak. Neither did he. But I kept checking the

king space outside a corner restaurant

e said. "I want to grab some pizza, and

e was already out and shu

anner I couldn't help it. Just as I was about to open the door and follow

sir,"

hompson's voice was as d

y get time alone with him tonight,

objective is-make sure you go hom

ould imagine s

k because that made me look like a low-budget prostitute. But I knew be

that,"

ped the phone on my lap a

? Then I better get m

ven didn't strike me as the trusting type. He could've planted a recorder in here easily. I made a me

diately, there was no need to do

He knocked on the window, holdin

give me more reasons to see you as a suspect and I think I know wha