The Notorious Five, the most feared men in New York City, for most.

Maxton Lucchese was always the quiet type, the observant one, the one who listened and held all your secrets. I have known the man my entire life.

Maybe that’s why I find myself knocking on his door in the middle of the night after ten years apart. Ten years was a long time to return to a place you once called home. But Maxton Lucchese was home for me.

I can’t say that this was planned. None of it was. My life was mapped out entirely differently a decade ago. I had dreams, aspirations, friends and family who loved me.

How quickly things change when you are blinded and manipulated. How slowly it takes you to truly understand your own worth.

Max was the only person I ever trusted in this world and I hoped I hadn’t made the wrong decision. I couldn't afford to because with delicate decisions like mine, come delicate consequences.

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