"I will not even ask you about this if I can't handle what you're going to say, Vivianne," Beckett replied. His voice was deep, and so was his gaze. "I just wanted to know the truth."

Vivianne nodded before smiling sadly. "I will tell you everything. Everything."

Vivianne's mind went back to the time when she was at the Allamino warehouse. It was where Alfred conducted illegal transactions, selling drugs and women. She didn't like being there, but if she didn't go, Alfred might do something terrible to her mother.

Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Vivianne endured all the training that Alfred had prepared for her. She had already completed...