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oomed in on him. The rain had soaked his black, messy hair, and each drop had fallen down his neck and into his soaked shirt. He was captivating; She had never seen such a handso

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people, but she had been raised to do so. And that was all there was to her life. But this group deserved what was coming to them because

g, fueled by a combination of rage and determination. She strode into the open with jaw clenched, letting go of any hesitation. They faced her, their smirks fading as

llapsing into a crate pile. The woman was scared of what had occurred to the first man, so she launched blows that never even hit even Maya. The second man reacted faster, bu

ned as she landed another punch, and her heart pounded as she finished with the strikes. Among the grunts and bangs, she felt the sting of a punch to the side. The agony served as a

caught her by the hair; you'd think as a woman she'd have empathy for other women, but that wasn't the case. She was the face of this charade. Maya told this woman to face her so she could feel every bit of pain she had caused those innocent people. Sh

causing harm again now that justice had been accomplished. She walked away from the scene, leaving two devast

her life was way more complicated than anyone else on that street. Don't misinterpret it; she had people who cared for her. But she was still Shadow, and danger was always a part of her life. Her heart sank as she considered how she would never be able to go through the norma

p you clean up,' Lari said as she stood up to get the first aid kit. Maya didn't argue; she normally would have, but she didn't have the energy. She felt drained, not physically; she was exhausted mentally. Maya didn't even flinch as Lari painstakingly cleaned each wound. She had a very high pain tolerance, and minor bruises and cuts didn't bother her at all. Lari took care of Maya's wounds when she said, 'If it bothers you so much, why don't you stop?' Maya was dragged out of her thoughts and replied, 'You know Rodney is counting on me.' Rodney was Maya's only father figure; he treated Lari and Maya as if

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fe had not been kind to him, and being a Mafia leader was never a life goal for him. But as he stood in front of two of his men, Myles and Anthony, in his office, he realized he had to defend his family. Nathan's

n't think that's a good idea'. Even though he was Nathan's best friend and only a few people were permitted to call him Nate, Myles replied with trembling voice, not wanting to anger him. 'From what I understand, Lorenzo has been planning th

eir lives were about to completel