It was one of those universal truths. The sky is blue, Brooklyn is crowded, and Big Tony loves to gamble. A little less well known was the fact that Big Tony is a cheat. Never go against him unless you've got some sort of leverage. The gun to the back of his son's head seems to be adequate enough.

She never expected to fall in love with TJ Caruso. In fact, it was the last thing she thought would ever happen. Yet here she was, holding her bunched up cardigan to his gushing wound, praying to a God that she didn't really believe in, terrified that he'd die in her arms and never know the truth. Cora Vasquez was in love with TJ Caruso. {Cora x Caruso}