My Husband's Mistress Hired Me

and the wife of the most rut

nd spent countless nights waiting in ter

encrypted network, begging for advice be

he photos she sent

s crying over

was busy with dangerous Family

woman sent me, I watched my ruthless hus

ng like a beggar, clutching imported medicine and

you unprotected agai

over his careless mistakes, only for h

ssuming I would always sit in our

ion were never meant to be buried

banking portal and revoked his acc

ignet ring, packed my bags, a

pte

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od money through a labyrinth of offshore accounts when an almost insu

from a low-level associate I had vetted years ago-someone who owed me a favor. I made a mental note to check that favor later. The problem was not the request i

tric glow from my monitors was the only light, and it

ost formidable Caporegime in the New York Famiglia. I managed the underground intellig

found a way past my standard vetti

r message on th

in the city. I need your advice. The man protecting me i

d over the keyboard, a faint numbness at their tips; each letter of the mes

. They formed a documented history of th

imed he had Family business. He claimed he was stuck in sit-downs

A cold sensation worked its

n resting on a glass coffee table. Next to it was a pharmacy receipt. The timestamp was

own at my

rocure a fresh supply of that exact brand of medication for him. He c

raping sound against the

t. I unzipped the side pocket. I pulled out the two boxes of medication I had

They matched the box in Elena's photo.

pped a photo of my two boxes and sen

id the Capo buy t

y. "Just one. How did

rove his status. It was a picture of his h

throat seemed

istinct, a mark only a Made Man could bear. My eyes traced the familiar lines of the

ian on my phone. I set the device side-by-

ent devotion. He told her she was safe. He told her he

ere commands. "Bring the cash." "Clear the l

being poured over my head began in my

outh, stifling a sound that was half-laugh, half-sob. Then I swallowed it down. I would not cry for

. "Men like him need to be tested. Ask him again

avy oak doors of the

disturbing the still air of the foyer. He was a massive man, imposing and ruthless. His

er screens and mov

es of ulcer medication

as not a word of thanks. He popped a pi

my mouth. No tremor. No hesitat

e knot down. "The docks. Handling a smuggled weapons

His expression did not change

d in my pocket.

d server. Elena had replied to Julian o

I bought only one box. That's all she needed." Why are you asking? Do you

stine counter I had just cleaned. He dismissed my efforts. He dismissed my presence. He was o

served him the traditional Italian so

take a bite, a burner phone, protrudin

en's bright glow threw a perfect reflection in the dark window. The

" It was Elena. Her message pre

my safehouse t

wl of untouched soup away. "I need to make a call," he muttered, tur

am rising from his abandoned bowl. The soup was