*for mature audiences only, depictions of assault, a***e, and injury I take my morning run to empty my mind. When I get back to the apartment his men are outside. “What are you guys doing here?” I ask one of them. He gives me a nod acknowledging who I am. “Boss is having a meeting inside.” The bile in my stomach starts churning as I continue down the sidewalk. Halfway through my second run my phone starts to buzz. I slide it out of the pocket of my sweatpants and reluctantly answer. “Where the f**k are you?” Leo’s voice is lined with fire. “I’m on a run.” “You went on a run two hours ago. Where the f**k are you?” He shouts into the phone again. “Well considering your conduction house meetings now I went for another run

