Author: editor1

The Rule of Chicago Everyone in Chicago knew the rule: you do not look Julian Moretti in the eye, and you never, ever approach his table. But that night at Giovanni’s, the silence was shattered by a scream that wasn’t from a victim. It was from a baby—a baby that wouldn’t stop crying. The entire…

The Gunshot Echo The sound of the slap echoed through the restaurant like a gunshot. Every fork froze, and every conversation died. At the center of the room, a weeping waitress clutched her cheek, staring up at the most dangerous woman in New York: the fiancée of Dante Vance, the city’s ruthless mafia kingpin. The…