When we got to the Molton house, I jumped out of the car and sped into the house. I was pretty sure I was through the front door even before Daniel or Mina could take off their seatbelts. I ran into Jace in the kitchen, but even though I wasn’t in a good mood, I knew that Jace had nothing to do with it, so I tried to be nice. “Hey, do you know what this meeting is about?” Jace asked me from the counter, taking a sip of his protein shake. “Yes, Daniel and I will explain it all there,” I promised him. “Can you attend? I heard you had a busy day.” I tried to make the comment sound as innocent as possible.Jace raised one eyebrow. “Nope, I haven’t been doing much today, honestly. I just finished a workout.”My fists clenched in anger. So, Daniel lied to me about Jace being busy and that was why Mina had to come with us. Why was I not surprised? I went to Dominic’s office, trying to control my facial expressions and push down my annoyance for his son. I knocked,
I didn’t even pause to explain things to Jace, I leaped from the couch and sprinted through the entryway and out of the front door. I ran flat out to the security gate. I saw a police car behind the gate and gasped when I saw Franky in the passenger seat. His face was bruised and bleeding and his eyes were half-open.I shouted at the guard to let them through and he did. I directed the driver in the car to park near the front door. A woman in her late forties or early fifties jumped out of the car. She had graying hair, a pretty face, and a serious expression. I immediately recognized her as Chief Sara Walker. I’d only met her a few times as a kid, but she had a commanding personality that you didn’t forget. But I couldn’t focus on her for long, I was too worried about Franky. I helped Sara get him out of the car and as we carried him up the steps, I noticed that he was half-conscious. “What happened?” I demanded. Sara frowned and had a dangerous look in her gree
I walked down to the kitchen the next morning and received wonderful news from Dr. Brady. He was standing at the coffee pot looking tired but proud of himself. “Good morning, Audry. You can see Franky now. He is awake,” he informed me. “Thank you, Dr. Brady!” I rushed to the hospital wing. After everything Dr. Brady had done for me in such a short amount of time, I felt immensely grateful to him. Whatever that man was getting paid, it was not enough. On my way there, I called Sara Walker to tell her that Franky could have visitors. She thanked me for letting me know and said she was on her way. But when I walked in and saw Franky’s face, all of the happiness drained out of my body. His face was yellow, blue, and swollen like he was having a bad allergic reaction to something. My knees went weak as I looked at the state of him. I felt so guilty. Franky heard me walk in and his face brightened. “Hey there, Audry! What are you doing just standing there?”
I woke up with a man in my bed. I stayed still as I stared at his naked toned back as I remembered last night. After I stopped thinking and just acted how I wanted, I had the best night of my life. The sex we had was filled with emotion rather than just sexual attraction. I felt closer to him than I ever had to anyone in my life. And it scared the absolute shit out of me. Why did I have to feel this way for this man? Even if the circumstances were different and we weren’t in the middle of a dangerous gang war, Daniel was already in a very committed relationship. With his gang. I knew that once you were a part of the Moltons, you were in it for life. There was no escaping your commitment, and Daniel wouldn’t even want to escape. He wanted to be their leader. They were his family. I respected his commitment, but I knew that nothing serious could happen if I wasn’t willing to join the family for life. Being a part of the Family was different from working f
*Daniel*“Are you insinuating I would put my family in harm’s way?” my father asked Sara in a voice he thought was calm, but it was obvious that something was brewing behind his words. “Have you forgotten that I have wanted nothing but peace for Detroit for the past thirty years? I have no other choice but to act now. Aaron Taddeo is forcing my hand in this. I want nothing more than to keep all of my family safe. I would never choose a plan that would put my gang in danger!” My dad was getting worked up, but Sara Walker was standing her ground. I was sure she was used to it, being a female in a male-dominated career. “That wasn’t what I meant, Dominic. I just don’t agree with your idea because, in your plan, the entire gang will be there, which is a disadvantage for us. After all, the Taddeo Family is so large. Do you really want an all-out gang war on your hands? I know I don’t. There will end up being many casualties on both sides and I don’t want there to be so much
*Audry*“Where’s Daniel tonight?” Franky asked, taking a seat beside me. That was the million-dollar question, wasn’t it? I didn’t say anything instead of voicing my worries out loud. I didn’t know for sure, but I thought he was doing everything in his power to avoid me. To be fair, the last couple of days had been extremely busy for everyone.Everyone in the Molton Family had been researching the legal trades the Taddeos were making. While Chief Walker had assembled a team to look into the illegal ones they had been caught for, even though that was not a lot. Franky’s list of cops that weren’t crooked came in handy while Sara chose her team. We were doing all this to learn more about the Taddeos’ weaknesses and to draw Aaron out. We wanted him to know we were looking into his deals. We wanted to entice him to personally look into us digging around. This had been Daniel’s idea at our last meeting. Ever since his pep talk about how Sara and his family n
“I’m sorry, sir, but our club is full tonight,” I heard Ambrosia say in a loud and firm voice. “Your club isn’t even half full. Are you really going to turn away a paying customer?” a deep voice asked her. Both of their voices were raised, so it was possible to hear them even with the loud music. When I saw who was standing at the front entrance, I stopped dead in my tracks. Even though I had never seen Aaron Taddeo in person, I’d seen pictures of him so I knew what he looked like. He was admittedly good-looking with sharp cheekbones and icy blue eyes. Aaron had a lean frame and brown hair. But the only thing people usually remembered was his front gold tooth. Because Aaron never smiled. Except when he was killing someone. Aaron wasn’t smiling now. He was towering over Ambrosia with a glare on his face. I understood what was going on immediately. Ambrosia knew Aaron was looking for me because I told her what was going on. She was willing to die to save me. Ambro
*Daniel* It was almost eleven at night and I was using our fancy espresso machine for the first time in my life. Usually, I didn’t mess with this, preferring to get my caffeine as quickly as possible, and to be honest I didn’t know how to use it. But after a quick Youtube video, I was now an expert.Currently, I was making two mocha latte’s for my father and me. I even added whipped cream on top. I smiled ruefully as I thought if Aaron Taddeo could see the leaders of the Molton Family drinking fancy coffee drinks like this. I brought our drinks to my father’s office. He accepted his coffee with a muttered 'thank you'. My dad enjoyed the drink as much as I did. I sat down across from him, getting right back to work. Both of us had been working around the clock to get as much information on the Taddeos' dealings as possible. We had been going through past archives we had on their gang to learn anything we could use against them. Uncle Gabriel, Jace, and I hauled up