Three months later, I fully took over the gang and the Shaw family business.
Undercurrents surged between the gangs, and the power structure quietly reshuffled at a startling speed.
I made a big issue out of what had happened between Sia and Dylan.
Those old-timers who had resented his rapid rise, as well as the factions Sia had offended, quickly sided with me.
With the support of the Raven Guard and Evan, the factions that had been restless were soon suppressed.
My reputation grew even louder than before.
Evan was exactly as he had said, a perfect partner and a perfect suitor.
He stayed in my office almost every day, calling it "building a connection," but in reality he kept pestering me in every way he could think of.
"Lena, just marry me already," he said. "You promised me when
