The Mafia's Perfect Punishment
Gabriel had always believed that a silver tongue was his best shield. He wore a convincing smile, sold secrets to the mafia in exchange for protection and luxury, and was certain that his charming facade made him untouchable. I know how the game works, he often reminded himself. But in the underworld, people who play with two faces sometimes end up losing their own. They didn't use bullets. The mafia preferred something far more surgical. Now, lying in the open trunk of an old black car inside an abandoned warehouse, Gabriel stared at the concrete ceiling. He had spent his entire life selling a carefully constructed illusion. Now, the smile on his face wasn't the only thing that was fake. Almost everything about her appearance had been manufactured. Full, painted lips. A sculpted figure beneath delicate black lingerie. A perfectly narrowed waist and carefully shaped hips. Every detail had been designed to erase the man Gabriel had been and replace him with a striking dark-hair...