King Capone: The Rise of the Street Emperor

Previously

…“Get in, Jamal!” a rough voice commanded from within. Jamal hesitated, his gaze flickering between Rick and the open car door. His face was a mask of conflict, the desperate struggle between loyalty and something far more sinister playing out in his eyes. He was trapped. And Rick knew, with a sickening certainty, that this was the betrayal that had been lurking in the shadows, the one that would shatter everything. The Viper’s gambit was unfolding, and Jamal, it seemed, was its unwitting, or perhaps willing, pawn. The night, which had started with stolen moments of love, had plunged into a terrifying abyss of deceit.