Mafia's King Fake Wife

ears with the FBI's Organized Crime Task Force. What made her stomach clench wasn't the stench-it was the sound of Miguel Torrino'

s gold teeth glinting in the harsh fluorescent light. "Vi

her Glock 17 steady in her two-handed grip. Through her earpiece, Agent Torres whis

the light like

where I ca

ed this-men like Miguel didn't surrender, they fought like cornered rats. Which was exactly why she'd positioned

. Sofia put two rounds center mass before he could aim, the double-tap echoing through the ware

in Sofia's direction. Amateur. Tony was shooting to intimidate, not to kill, letting his muzzle drift high and right. Sofia waited for him

e warehouse was silent except

t with her weapon trained on its edges. "It's over. Come

oice cracked with rage and fear. "You know what

'd heard every threat these wannabe tough guys could imagine. "Your family's going to be too busy plannin

had fight left in him. Sofia smiled grimly and began counting down fro

ast as he could pull the trigger. But rage made him sloppy, and fear made him slow. Sofia had already anticipated his m

pressed her firearms instructor. Miguel's momentum carried him forward two

kicked Miguel's gun away from his twitching fingers. "Three s

. Outstanding work.

al discussion of selling children, and felt absolutely nothing. "

adrenaline was wearing off, leaving her tired and strangely empty. Three years of hunting human traffickers, drug dealers, and killers had tau

t might have been pride or concern. At forty-five, Torres had been with the Bureau for

engine. "Clean kills, no collateral damage, major traff

kyline, its lights twinkling like stars again

rial streets of Red Hook. "You've been doing this job a little too well lately. Three shootings in f

nd of qu

ion and desk duty." Torres glanced at her sideways. "Wh

in her stomach. "Wha

and pulled out a thick manila envelope. "Deep cover operation. Long-term infiltration of a majo

with hands that trembled

an opening. His son Dante is getting married to unite the Romano and Castellano famil

S

an unfortunate accident last week. Car bomb meant for her father kille

e'd never seen before. "Lucia Castellano. Twenty-eight years old, daughter of Roberto Castellano's deceased brother. E

Torres explained. "Avalanche. Body never recovered. The Castellano family is ke

telligent eyes who bore a passing resemblance to Sofia's own features

ce was deadly serious. "Vincent Romano has ordered the deaths of forty-seven people that we can prove. His organization generates over a hundr

he'd been hunting drug dealers in a warehouse. Now she was being asked to

nte Romano? Wh

ed at Harvard Business School. But our informants say he's been pushing the family toward legi

efor

partment building in Queens. "Either way, he's your target. Gain his trust, learn their operations, identify their

the envelope feeling heavier t

Martinez dies tonight. Tomorrow, you become Lucia Castellano-mafi

nner and her houseplants were slowly dying from neglect. In twenty-four hours, she'd be living in Vincen

ssed selling children. Then she thought about the forty-seven people Vincent R

night as herself. Tomorrow, she would become someone else entirely-someone capabl

in the

she'd learned long ago that sometimes the only way to fi

e'd be able to remember who she