"Marcell." Olivia gasped. I captured her bottom lip between mine.
"Hush," I said. She was putty in my arms.
I was dirty, sick, and marked by death, and like some selfish succubus, I was sucking the purity out of the one thing in my life that had light. Always terrified of the darkness that threatened to take me over.
***
The old men of the Chicago Syndicate threaten to overthrow Marcell from being Don.
Olivia struggles as Junior Associate in Chicago's most prestigious law firm.
Two souls destined for each other in a world designed to keep them apart.
***
"What's this?"
Marcell's shirt was untucked and unbuttoned, revealing his muscled chest.
"Neutral ground," Marcell said. He took slow steps towards me. "It's neither yours, nor is it mine."
"It's ours." His hands found purchase on my hips. "We are just Olivia and Marcell. A man. A woman."
"What do you need, Marcell?"
"You."

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Blind Trust with the Don

“What?” Marcell’s voice had a way of setting my nerves on edge. 


The man was a threat. Marcell was ominous just by existing he never needed to even speak for me to feel threatened. But that’s why he was who he was. I didn’t need Paul or Olivia to tell me who he was. 


I was smart enough on my own to do my own digging, discovering his identity. Though there wasn’t a lot out there. Most documents were redacted or scrubbed. There were enough of my own contacts willing to give up just the information I needed.


“Say that name again?” Paul asked from behind me. 


His ever-present presence was supportive. Giving me the confidence enough that I needed. Especially to respond to the intimidating Don of the Russo crime family. 


Confidence I normally didn’t need in the courtroom. It was easy to turn off this part of me when I was defending the tiny voiceless voices that needed me. But when it was me to defend. That’s when the creeping anxiety threatened to overtake me. 


Chapter 35: A Voice of Wisdom.