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DEADENDS: How I Crossed Paths with the Mafia Don

DEADENDS: How I Crossed Paths with the Mafia Don

Author: DarkDahlia
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Chapter 1 The Journalist and the Magazine

Word Count: 1385    |    Released on: 23/05/2023

light in, yet all it seems to do is reveal the dust and clutter that gathers in the offic

cho

t the clacking of typewriters and tea

ter in here? I like digging up dirt as much as the rest

tte hair slowly comes down from her high ponyt

ust might just kill you first before the w

the initials "E.S." on the bottom left. He looked clean-shaven and his eyes

gs." She grabs the napkin from his hand and proceeds to blow her nose. A look

feeling before someone pulls

loud thud. A woman with dark hair in all black marches

loved Abe. He's been the only man I ever laid with. We've been ma

ent you cashed in tha

u're in your twenties with the curves of an hourglass. C

bit

torms off w

the truth!" Austine rais

r truth?" Eth

e th

ady lengthy legs. His years are etched on his head and a five o'clock shadow covers his jaw. He inspects the latches o

A scre

r screw just ran

han and they burs

thered the woman a we

to put back the screw on

most oppor

then. For example, I don't think it's the right time to

now you're persistent and I admire you for it, Az.

l him though, I get d

No more int

eeters off the side and hangs by the hinges on the bottom. A small gaping hole on the doo

hotcakes or I would've had to file for b

nd, he signs off on another paycheck entitled

e in here and g

s desk and winks at Austine

ng, the checks keep flowin

you fed s

m a smile and

the steel chair inside the o

got herself into. It's almost a miracle how y

her way out of any situation." Ethan smirks as he

see. That might be a conf

e puffs out a cloud of smoke and snuffs

always." Hoffman rolls his

le bird told me something, altho

t is

t it's best you ignore any tip-offs to the location. Things might get he

stuffs the check in his chest pocket.

Hoffman then chucks the w

aves, Austine burst

!" Hoffm

Before Hoffman could sigh in relief, a loud c

eady falling apar

n't mean to ea

rviewee left on my door. Now, that hole is the si

t Mr. Lawyer-man was talking about?" She then place

you." He then reached inside his drawer t

ife cases." She lets out a groan as he places the files on his desk.

ut loud part, seeing as that y

mbles under

w she

t detectives. You'll write what's g

he cases. Each one of them was raunchier than the next. The cases were nothing new with t

ower and newcomer Desiree the estate and land. She definitely had nothing to do

ses on that pile and t

er if they're your run-of-the-mill news. Journalists don't aut

a story th

ary ones but it's the beauty of being a wr

one and g

f cases toward her and esc

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1 Chapter 1 The Journalist and the Magazine2 Chapter 2 The Deceptive Heiress3 Chapter 3 Down the Velvet Vine4 Chapter 4 A world of addiction5 Chapter 5 Leads in the Forest6 Chapter 6 A Strange Misunderstanding7 Chapter 7 Unraveling Deception: The Truth Behind Elizabeth's Disappearance8 Chapter 8 A Captivating Story Finds a Way9 Chapter 9 Confessions10 Chapter 10 A New Case 11 Chapter 11 Our Paths Have Crossed12 Chapter 12 Fate Works In Mysterious Ways13 Chapter 13 Don't cross the Greene family.14 Chapter 14 Who am I 15 Chapter 15 In the Sleepless Night16 Chapter 16 You're friends with him 17 Chapter 17 Hide!18 Chapter 18 Lucky, Is What I Would Call It.19 Chapter 19 Are You Someone I could Trust 20 Chapter 20 The Things I Know21 Chapter 21 Trust Me22 Chapter 22 Looks Can Be Deceiving23 Chapter 23 Inside His Mind.24 Chapter 24 She Needs Me25 Chapter 25 His Father26 Chapter 26 The Lawyer By Choice.27 Chapter 27 A Shoulder To Cry On.28 Chapter 28 The Pot Calling The Kettle Black29 Chapter 29 Crumbling Castle30 Chapter 30 She's Not Mine To Keep31 Chapter 31 Locked Up.32 Chapter 32 Escaping the Castle33 Chapter 33 The Man Who Managed to Get Under Her Skin34 Chapter 34 Contrasting Worlds35 Chapter 35 Behind the Facade.36 Chapter 36 Inside the Vents.37 Chapter 37 It Might Be Permanent38 Chapter 38 His Promise39 Chapter 39 Meddling In Personal Affairs40 Chapter 40 This Will Not End Well. 41 Chapter 41 Out of Ammo42 Chapter 42 Catch Them43 Chapter 43 Hate Resorting to Violence44 Chapter 44 The Plan in Motion45 Chapter 45 Questions that Need Answers.