Vin was minding his business, scanning through yet another missing person’s case that landed on his desk, when Ella burst into his office.

"Don’t hurt her.”

The mafia boss looked up from the document and fixed the doctor with a hard stare. And when he spoke there was a dangerous edge to his voice.

“Ella, you know better than to barge in here unannounced.”

Ella was used to being reprimanded. She wasn’t the type to bend to anyone’s will outside of the bedroom, so in this case, she wanted Vin to hear her.

“I’m sorry,” she apologized, anyway. “I’ll take any punishment for speaking out about this. I know it’s...