"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: Just like James and Penelope, most bosses around the world are in their early to mid-20s. Many parents of Bosses have children when they are into their elderly years so that they live just long enough to pass on the knowledge before they die. Some have children at an early age and retire. Some parents die by their child’s hand.


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James and Penelope arrived at their first meeting and were led down the halls to the office of the boss Lachlan Hamish. The two took their seats at his desk and greeted them politely. 


“Good to see you two. I heard both of you would be here so I provided some rock candy for you,” he snapped his fingers and his assistant, Angus, came forward and provided two boxes of candy. The two accepted the boxes and Lachlan took his seat. He checked his papers and began the meeting.


Chapter 29: The First of Many