Death and Taxes
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Last published Tue, Apr 14, 2026
There are two things people say are inevitable, death and taxes.
He's a feared and respected Mafia boss. Where he walks, death leaves footprints a step behind.
Diego Torres fought his way to the top with bloodied hands and ruthless efficiency, but when he actually has to run the whole enterprise? He finds out everything he worked to win is crumbling slowly but surely.
For such a sophisticated organization, the Mafia is mainly run by the people who turned to crime for money or survival. Street smarts do not teach you how to balance a cheque book or read a cash flow statement. You can only offer loans to people who pay with their lives for so long before you go broke. He fought for this mess, and now he's going to fight to fix it.
He needs someone he can trust. Someone who's good enough to fix this entire situation. Someone who won't try to make a quick buck and damn the consequences.
He needs Victoria Sinclair.
!!warning!! Will have 18+ content and this is a first draft. Expect inconsistencies.
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