Deep Cover Desires

New York City, w

in the vaporous exhalat

roud of misty night. Gentle breezes carry a light drizzle, creating shimmering reflections on the gl

tti comes to a standstill, exuding an unapologetic allure,

the car's hood, li

the guy sobbed, blood running from his

from her pale lips as Jade looked down at th

ed in fear, stumbling backward, "I

The tip of the cigarette glowed brightly in the night. She

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The man winced as she pressed the lit end of her cigar

emember this

man nodded frant

raightening up and flickin

re he had gone far enough did Jade pick up the paper ba

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d as she reached for the door handle of the car, l

azy, had been squatting in the alley in the middle of the nigh

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fety from Jade, the stray dog c

atting its head, and said, "I can't take you w

perked up, as i

trust just anyone like a

his tail and sl

in New York, the tem

dio was playing the evening news, wit

rorist attack, New York citizens have gathered s

curtain, and after a few blocks, Jade par

tyle luxury apartment

ned off the radio. In the rearview mirror, blu

black eyes, she has a delicate face. Yet, her high, arch

her forehead with a band-aid, pull

rea Caruso's engagement

ng shootout, Jade felt

f the Navoi Group in New York, controlling most of the shipping market in the Americas. But in the shadows, he's in

rally countless, including tonight

picked up the paper bag from the pa

eth floor, and the doors slid ope

ent seemed

ter their engagement. Jade had lived here with her for a few

toda

aze falling upon the deep gray men's coat draped over

ne's

have friends in New Yo

agement party flashed in her mind. Her emotions tensed, and

nd. Jade lowered her head and saw a tall

ood made Jade react instantly. With a muffled soun

ring a well-tailored suit. The calluses on his right hand which she had pinned dow

afia members would

forcefully twisted his wrist. Taking advantage of h

orce, raining down like hail. Jade couldn't confront him h

pened in a

d, suddenly changing direction,

isp sound of

m the wall. The hand reaching

d no time to react to how she evaded t

already thin pati

was loaded. The man, covering h

gun he hadn't raised ye

Jade grabbed a decorative vase from the nearb

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a soft, cold thing, large and powerful, l

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t voice instantly cool

ful, erupting from deep within hi

ds, but full

didn't immediately retreat, but th

the surroundings,

ze, that it was a leat

dow descended. The air around

s flipped over, pressed ag

isty gray, overwhelming and pene

tall. Yet, facing this man, it seemed lik

lwood, and ocean surrounded her, re

"that was a misunderstanding. I

ned an explanation into

an release her, tak

e got a clea

oor-to-ceiling window cast mov

reached his sharp jawline, where it stopped. His eyes were hid

ed his sharp features, but Jade could strang

d of Eastern delicacy and Western

ed

associates of the New York Mafia were It

composure, the man walked over a

ve m

onfused, unable to recal

leaning forward. The blood vessels on his forearms were slightly raised-a pose tha

beat suddenly accelerated

without waiting for her response "

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