THE MOMENT CLARE SAW DAMEN MORETTI KISS ANOTHER WOMAN, SHE RAN WITH HIS UNBORN CHILD—BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN NEW YORK FOUND THE BROKEN PREGNANCY TEST, FOLLOWED HER INTO THE SNOW, AND PROVED HE WAS MORE AFRAID OF LOSING HIS FAMILY THAN LOSING HIS EMPIRE

would not be able to keep down.

The waitress behind the counter smiled nervously when I reached for my wallet.

“The gentleman already covered it,” she whispered.

My stomach dropped.

“What gentleman?”

She pointed toward the window.

A black SUV sat parked across the street under the falling snow.

Tinted windows.

Engine running.

I left the coffee untouched and continue reading …