Chapter 41

dropped to his knees in front of Emilia. "Boss!" Luis called out, voice strong and clear.

The rest of his men immediately followed suit,their voices rising in unison. "Boss!"

Tyrone could only stare, his mind reeling as he stared at the woman on the sofa.

She looked almost fragile, with a cool, careless air as she kept sipping juice, unconcerned.

How in the world could this be real? No one would have guessed that this delicate-looking woman actually sat at the head of Luis's entire operation.

Tyrone felt as if reality had slipped from his grasp, the shock hitting him like a punch to the chest.

A moment ago, he had thought of laying hands on both women. Now he realized one of them commanded a man feared across the city's underworld.

Luis's reputation was already soaked in blood. If even he bowed to this woman, how terrifying must her power be? What sort of monster had he stumbled upon tonight?

His gaze locked helplessly on Emilia, despair spreading through him until his body betrayed him with a dark stain on his trousers. He stood frozen,drowning in terror.

Stumbling to the floor, Tyrone clasped his hands together, pleading, "Please, I didn't realize who you were! I made a mistake, have mercy. I promise it won't happen again."

"Oh, so you're done making threats now?"Emilia's mouth curled in a sly, mocking grin.

"I swear, I'm done! Let me go and I'll do whatever you say. I'll serve you, just don't hurt me!" Panic stripped him of all dignity. Sweat poured from him as he crawled into the role of a pathetic supplicant.

"You certainly grovel well." Emilia rose abruptly,extending a graceful hand toward Luis with polished elegance.

Understanding her intent, Luis immediately placed a silenced gun in her slightly open palm."It's a shame you never grew out of being a thug.People like you are only good at causing pain."

Her voice had barely faded before the gunshots cracked.

Four gunshots rang out. Each bullet found a limb, Emilia's hand steady and unhurried as though this were routine.

"Ahhh!" Tyrone's wails split the air, his body shuddering while sweat streamed down his face.

He realized, too late, that the woman before him was far deadlier than Luis himself.