Mr. Black unfolded the note, his eyes scanning the words quickly. It was a warning- Mike had learned that his uncle Nick was up to something, something dangerous. He didn't go into details, but the message was clear: Nick was a threat, and they needed to be on guard.
Mr. Black crumpled the note in his hand, a curse slipping through his teeth. As if he didn't have enough to deal with already.
He couldn't afford distractions, not now. Not with Nick plotting who knew what. And yet, all he could think about was Sophia.
Why was this girl making him feel things he had sworn never to feel again? Why was she getting under his skin in a way that no one else ever had?
He had built walls around himself- walls that no one had ever been able to break through. But with Sophia, those walls
