SHE PRETENDED TO BE A BAD GIRL TO ESCAPE A BLIND DATE — BUT THE MAFIA BOSS SAW THROUGH HER IN MINUTES

behind it.

Lenora froze.

For one long second, she listened only to her breathing and the hum of the flower cooler.

Then she crouched, reached behind the cabinet, and found an envelope taped flat against the back.

Old tape.

Old paper.

No name.

The front door scraped open.

Not the bell, because the bell still did not work.

Just the faint sound of someone entering continue reading …