I Spent Six Years Loving a Monster to Put Him on Death Row Chapter 1

I spent six years by the side of the city's most dangerous crime lord. But on my birthday, he brought another girl home.

He was covered in blood, and the trembling, doe-eyed girl was tucked safely in his arms.

From that night on, the man who used to indulge my every whim never looked at me again.

Everyone thought I was heartbroken, devastated by unrequited love for Silas Vane.

I just smiled and adjusted the watch on my wrist.

I am an undercover agent planted inside the largest crime syndicate on the West Coast.

I lurked by his side for all these years for one reason: to see him rot in a federal prison.

So, how could I possibly... fall in love with him?

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It was late, but the villa was ablaze with lights.

I sat on the sofa, relighting the candles on the cake for the third time.

"Ria, don't wait anymore," one of the guys muttered. "The Boss said he isn't coming."

I flicked my lighter. The flame danced and died.

I stared at the wick.

"If he doesn't come back, I'll keep waiting," I said softly. "He promised to spend every birthday with me. Breaking a promise? That’s not his style."

The clock on the wall ticked past 3:00 AM.

He wasn't coming.

I sat there with a room full of thugs and henchmen. To the outside world, I was the loyal girlfriend waiting for her man. To them, it probably looked like I was marshalling troops for a war.

Finally, one second before the clock struck 4:00 AM, the roar of a V12 engine shattered the silence outside.

"Ria! Boss is back!" someone shouted from the hallway.

I stood up and looked down from the landing.

Yes, he was back.

I frowned, looking down at the man who was staring up at me with an unreadable expression.

"Silas," I called out cold. "Who is the girl in your arms?"