"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

Fact: Marlene has helped Penelope create new ways of torture for her victims in the past.


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Back at home, Tommy and Marlene were dealing with an all-out war zone. Citizens around London were having their candy delivered as the shops themselves remained under attack. The Honey Dolls had set up perimeter defenses, but men from the licorice gang still slipped through. And if they weren’t so lucky, there was always body clean up which took hours.


	The Toffee Boys were struggling with dilemmas just as bad. Many of their runners were being targeted and beaten. Soon they were going in pairs for deliveries and coming back bloody.


Chapter 30: Business Meeting for Two