The subordinate repeated, "Mr. Burke is dead! He was killed by Andrew. The Hopkins family just sent word."

After he heard the report, Maurice was finally certain his ears were not playing tricks on him. Nonetheless, while his hearing was fine, his heart gave a painful jolt, and his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.

"That bastard really dared to attack the Driscoll family! I didn't think he'd actually have the guts to do it!" Maurice growled through clenched teeth, his voic