C.D. Gorri

Merciful Lies Lies can be merciful. It just depends on the why. Anna:I knew the second I saw him, my life would change forever. When my brother offers me as payment to Nico Fury, the king of the Vipers, how can I refuse? Tattooed, built, and tall, he was the only man I saw when I walked into the room. It was like he occupied all the available space, sitting on his throne of blood, sweat, and lies. Nerves assailed me, but I owed my brother too much to let anything happen to him. One night. That was all. But it would leave me wrecked. Actions always had consequences. Six months later, my brother was killed by a rival organization, and now they were after me. There was only one place I could go to keep my unborn baby safe. I just hoped the king would be merciful. Nico Perfect things didn’t exist, at least not in my experience. But she was pretty close. I had her in my bed for one night, and I couldn’t shake the memory. No, I wasn’t meant to keep soft things like Anna Keller. My life belonged to my crew, and we were a vicious group. Hell, we weren’t called Vipers for nothing. But she was different. She made me want, and I loved and hated her for it. Anna was light in a world of constant darkness. She was all warmth and beauty like no other. And I craved her like a drug. Six months had passed since I took her in return for clearing her brother’s debt to me, but that man attracted trouble like honey did flies. It wasn’t long before I learned Sam Keller had gotten himself killed. Less than an hour later, Anna came back to me, on her knees, asking for sanctuary. I knew the moment I saw the swell of her stomach she was carrying my baby. Anna thought coming here would protect her, but she was walking right into the Viper’s nest. Before I was finished, my little runaway would be begging me for mercy.

Jersy Bad Boys

It takes an hour and a half to clean up the garage and make it like nothing bad ever happened there. 


Nico and Luc stayed behind to get Margaret O’Doyle’s full story, but I heard enough to agree she’s not a hundred percent to blame. 


But some of it is her fault, and she needs to be punished. Liam, her kid brother, is just out of high school. He’s young, but apparently gifted with computers and technology. 


He’s going to work for us as payment for his sister’s misdeeds. She fucked up by not coming to us when Ghost started making demands. 


She thought Chen was behind everything, when really, she was being manipulated by her lover. Giovanna was actually Giovanna DeMarco, the daughter of a former mafia hitman who ran to China after giving up his crew to the feds. 


Snitching ain’t good for anyone in this business. 


Apparently, old man DeMarco led his daughter to believe his family had betrayed him by giving territory to the Vipers. 


BOOK 3: Epilogue