She Belongs to Me: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by Piper Stone

Author:Piper Stone [Stone, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2024-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Nico

I’d done my best to stay away from Alexandra during the evening hours the night before, but it had been tough. She’d tried to get me to talk, but after the argument with Domino, I hadn’t felt ready to open up to anyone about my suspicions.

I’d barely admitted it to myself although now I felt I couldn’t ignore the thoughts I’d had for two and a half decades. How could I at this point?

There’d been no evidence my buddy Greg had been involved with any illegal activity or with criminal elements. Yes, he’d prosecuted many influential cases, but none that seemed as if they’d create serious enemies. But I was ready to take another look, along with digging into my own past.

That’s why I was still sitting in the dark behind my desk at almost four in the morning. I’d unlocked the small safe where I’d kept the evidence I’d collected along with whatever bullshit I’d learned from the cops in the US. I had my desk lamp on, the terrible photographs and documentation spread out and I’d gone over them several times.

Reliving the horrible moment wasn’t tops on my agenda, but no matter the reason, I needed to learn why. If not, I would go insane.

What was not to be argued was that the shot had come through one of the stained-glass windows at a high trajectory, which meant the shooter had likely been on the second floor of the building across the street. It had been a prime location, the majority of the building either abandoned or being renovated. And as one might guess, not a soul noticed anything. Not one damn thing. One might think the assassin’s vision would be clouded, but there were special glasses that cut through the stain.

The main question was who was the target? That one of us had been killed was secondary at this point.

What had infuriated the cops was there been no shell casings left behind, no cigarette butts or soda cans inside the abandoned room. And no fingerprints whatsoever. The commercial space had been empty but locked down, with no sign of forced entry. To them that indicated someone from the building, perhaps the owner. Granted, the developer of several blocks on the street had sparred with Greg and I’d had a long chat with him after the police had.

He had a decent alibi that even I hadn’t been able to break. His associates weren’t killers and no money had left his bank account that couldn’t be accounted for. I’d searched overseas as well and had done so months afterward.

No one had laid claim and the story had quickly been shoved under twenty others in a week or less.

I’d kept looking, searching for any clue while attempting to figure out what to do with Alexandra. What I hadn’t done until later was think about the possibility I’d been the target. I’d been numb, barely able to function while remaining in Philadelphia. His murder had nearly broken me.

I thought about

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