A Huge Mess to Clean Up
Eleni
I stare out of the wide window in the bedroom I used to share with Mama over the Narrows. The setting sun glints off the water, and my heartbeat pounds slowly in my ears. I don’t remember coming back to Staten Island. I don’t know if someone drove me, or I drove myself, or if I walked.
I cha...
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Chapters
1. In a New York Minute
2. Turf War
3. Never Again
4. The Auction
5. The Man Behind the Curtain
6. Walk of Shame
7. Walk it Off
8. Payment
9. End of the Line
10. Eye of the Storm
11. Reunion
12. Prison in the Sky
13. Breadcrumbs
14. Late Night Snack
15. Comare
16. Decision Team
17. Turning the Corner
18. Making a Mafiosa
19. What Do You Want?
20. More
21. Next Flight to Parakia
22. Drunk
23. Danger
24. Patching Up
25. Green
26. The Morning After
27. Boiling Point
28. Upstate
29. Rumor Mill
30. In the Wind
31. Dangerous
32. Breathless
33. Cat and Mouse
34. Mickey's
35. Death Wish
36. In Too Deep
37. Final
38. Mouse Trap
39. Taking the Reins
40. Price
41. Missing
42. Pay Up
43. Mending
44. Obedience Lessons
45. Tracks
46. Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy
47. Slut
48. Et tu?
49. Family Ties
50. One Night Stand
51. Firestorm
52. I Love You
53. A Huge Mess to Clean Up
54. Bad News
55. Business as Usual
56. New Sheriff in Town
57. Shards
58. Cut Out for This
59. Checking Her Work
60. Been Real
61. Queen of Saints
62. Last Chance
63. The Truth
64. Fallout
65. Equilibrium
66. The City That Never Sleeps
67. Since You're Staying
68. Pretty Woman
69. Night on the Town
70. Kings and Queens
71. Face to Face
72. How High?
73. One of the Girls
74. Branching Out
75. Something Blue
76. Peacetime
77. Regrets
78. Friends Closer
79. Enemies Too
80. What Am I Missing?
81. Yours
82. Homesick
83. Old Friends
84. Normal Girl
85. Spoiled
86. Give and Take
87. Aftercare
88. Sizing Up
89. Pants on Fire
90. Rat Trail
91. Loukoumades
92. Why?
93. Yes
94. Best-Laid Plans
95. Here and Gone
96. Saying Goodbye
97. Shots Fired
98. Turnabout
99. Race Against the Clock
100. Wartime
101. Stitches
102. Swimming with the Fishes
103. Tomorrow and Every Day After
104. Knife's Edge
105. Cracks
106. Sleeping with the Devil
107. It Can't Be
108. Repercussions
109. Sunshine
110. Second String
111. Country Air
112. Perfect
113. Round Up
114. Fidgety
115. Apprehension
116. Blow Them Away
117. A Part of the Crowd
118. Make it Happen
119. Impressive
120. Without Me
121. Caught
122. Fork in the Road
123. Home
124. Making the Right Choice
125. Distracted
126. For Real
127. Flirting with Death
128. Commotion
129. Rubbing Elbows
130. Good to Be Queen
131. Dreams
132. The Old Place
133. By the Balls
134. Sneaky
135. Belief
136. Something to Look Forward To
137. Bad Feeling
138. Brigadier
139. Adaptation
140. Bound Together
141. Morning Of
142. Wedding Bells
143. Mrs. Cattaneo
144. Back in Charge
145. Somewhere in New York
146. Ties That Bind
147. Hesitation
148. Wedding Night
149. Enough Time
150. 'Til Death Do Us Part
151. Two And a Half Years Later
152. Tony's Story
153. More Bad News
154. Coming Back Home
155. Funeral
156. Surprise Visit
157. Fragmented Truths
158. Asking for Help
159. Stalked
160. Alarm Bells
161. Bold Plan
162. Convincing
163. Plan Into Action
164. Tying the Knot
165. Moving In
166. Home
167. An Old Friend
168. Trouble in Paradise
169. Confrontation
170. Date Night
171. Heating Up
172. Burning
173. Undeniable Similarities
174. The Truth
175. Acceptance
176. Overdue Confirmation
177. At Last
178. The Next Morning
179. From Boss to Boss
180. Girl Talk
181. Scare
182. Powerless
183. Endless Nightmare
184. Closing In
185. Pushing Me Away
186. Vermont
187. Messed Up
188. Close But Distant
189. Drowning in Sorrow
190. A Different Morning
191. Reunited
192. Cornered
193. Failed Promise
194. Fighting For My Life
195. Out of Harm's Way
196. Scorching the Earth
197. Empty House
198. Imperfectly Perfect
199. Wedding Day
200. Burning History
201. Holiday Attack
202. Damage Control
203. Change of Plans
204. First Meeting
205. Someone to Blame
206. Unexpected Feelings
207. Heading a Dead End
208. Making Arrangements
209. Do We Have a Deal?
210. Work it Out
211. New Direction
212. Invitation
213. Getting to Know Her
214. The Taste of Him
215. The Beginning of Something
216. Take Me to Paradise
217. Alarming Phone Call
218. Taste of Disappointment
219. Heating Up a Chilly Night
220. Distraction
221. Bliss
222. Clueless
223. Flirting
224. Sharing My Feelings
225. Who's For Dessert?
226. Best Feeling Ever
227. Secret Closet
228. Confronting Him
229. A Little White Lie
230. Sage Advice
231. Who He Is
232. Shattered
233. A Clue at Last
234. Hands Tied
235. Comforting Talk
236. Make Me Forget
237. Sex and Doubt
238. Honest Confessions
239. Light at the End of the Tunnel
240. Getting Answers
241. Forget About Him
242. Going Straight to Hell
243. The Call That Changes Everything
244. The Good and the Bad
245. Irish Queen
246. New Routine
247. Until the End of Time
248. An Irish Goodbye
249. In Cold Blood
250. Welcome to New York
251. Prisoner
252. Groomzilla
253. Bloody Bride
254. Blending In
255. Kidnapping the Runaway Bride
256. I Will Break You
257. Internal Battle
258. Friend or Foe?
259. Truce
260. Guard Dog
261. Combat Training
262. A Different Kind of Training
263. Make Me Regret
264. Sharing Secrets
265. Bonding Over Breakfast
266. Nostalgia
267. Making Up
268. Disagreements
269. Conflicts
270. Letter from the Past
271. She's Gone
272. Ambushed
273. Strings Attached
274. Guardian Angel
275. The Apartment
276. Evidence and Allies
277. Calm Before the Storm
278. Promises
279. The Devil's Lair
280. Maze
281. Face to Face with a Monster
282. Coward
283. Saints and Rominas
284. End of a Fight
285. Comfort Place
286. Legacy
287. Under New Management
288. Perfect Together
289. Pillowtalk
290. First Day as a Boss
291. A Bold Proposal
292. Blissful
293. Time Off
294. The Rominas
295. Rushed
296. The Warehouse
297. Getaway
298. Epilogue
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