Rafael sat behind his massive desk, his eyes fixed on the city skyline outside his window. He had built his empire from the ground up, with power and ruthless determination. His rise to the top had been swift and merciless, leaving a trail of broken bodies and betrayed allies in his wake.
As he gazed out at the city, he thought about the latest threat to his operation - Detective James.
He had being poking his noise into what did not concern him, and Rafael didn’t like it. He would have preferred to send a bullet through his head in a snap of finger, but if James was onto him, then the whole department was aware, if anything were to happen to him, he would be held responsible.
That’s where Natalie comes, all she had to do was make his death seem like an accident and not intentional. He
