"You're a mafia boss," she uttered as he pulled her closer.
"Yup, boss of the Toffee Boys. Problem?" He said, still tasting her skin. He had a strong hold on her waist and back as his lips grazed the sensitive areas of her chest. She pushed him down on the bed and gave him a deep kiss.
"Not at all," she panted. After his clothes were fully off, she let him enter and leaned back. In all of the ecstasy, James almost missed the tattoo on Penelope's lower hip, a small girl holding a honey stick. On top of her head was the exact same black crown.
"F*ck," he thought before his mind fell back into bliss.
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James Brooks is having another good day running his candy shop and gang in 1920's London. That is, until the new girl, Penelope Eve, puts a shop and her gang on his turf.
After they get more than personal with each other, Penelope tries to cut ties with James as they compete in the sugar trials to win territory around the world by having the best product.
But can they stay apart? It seems that way when James starts courting Penelope's worst enemy, Beatrice Wells. Will they come together, or will Beatrice and the world of gangs tear them apart?

Lollipop

History: Workers of any gang are there for many reasons. Some are there for protection. Some are there as a means of financial security. And some are there due to familial reasons. Unless bosses appealed to these necessities, no one would join. Continent member Asia realized this when trying to form her gang. She learned that money was one thing, but giving someone family was just as enticing.


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Penelope and Marlene stood in front of one of the sheds they had used to store her product, which was now completely decimated. She felt the tears fall from her eyes as she walked through the wreckage. Months worth of product was destroyed and turned to ash. So far only two cases were found sellable.


“This place is a graveyard,” said Penelope.


“They couldn’t have destroyed all of it. There had to be other places.”


Chapter 21: Redemption and A Crew to Back it Up