Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 28900 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 145(@200wpm)___ 116(@250wpm)___ 96(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28900 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 145(@200wpm)___ 116(@250wpm)___ 96(@300wpm)
“I was. Although I only got to the door before the room exploded, so I’m lucky to be alive.” I rub her back, wishing that we could stay like that, but timing is everything and my phone keeps buzzing in my pocket. “I hate to do this, but I need a word with your brother alone. There’s something he and I need to discuss.”
“I’ll go finish my shift, then.”
“No. No more behind the bar. I’m a jealous man. A man who can’t afford to get into a fight at the moment, but I will. I’ll fight to the death for you, Roxanne.” Her mouth drops down to mine, giving me what I’ve been missing. What starts off gentle intensifies as I skim my hands over her ass, grinding it on my hard cock. I grunt when she grabs my hair.
Quickly, she releases her hold and gasps. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry. Please tell me you’re okay.”
“I’m perfect. I’m in pain, but not for the reason you think.” I roll my hips, holding her down on my shaft. “I missed you so much. You’re everything to me, Roxanne. I promise to make this up to you and our baby.” My hand cradles her tiny bump. “Mine…forever.”
A knock at the door comes, and then in walks Blade and Beast. Roxanne moves to jump off my lap, but I pull her back down, grunting from the pain. “Hey, Martín. I just filled in Beast. Boomer will be here soon. From the looks of it, I need to call in Doc. You shouldn’t have traveled.” I reach out and shake Beast’s hand. It’s his wedding that brought me Roxanne, so he’s cool in my eyes.
“I know, but I couldn’t wait any longer. Actually, I’m glad you’re here. I need to have a talk with you guys.”
“Okay. I’ll let you guys talk.” I reluctantly let her go. She bends down and gives me a peck that does something to my chest. It’s insane how much I love this woman. I breathe for her. As she leaves, I want to drag her back to me.
“She’s safe out there. Trust me. Boss wouldn’t let anything happen to her.” I nod. I’m guessing that’s the gray-haired guy behind the bar.
“It’s not wired in here, is it?” I ask.
“No.”
“Good. I figured out who is behind all of this.”
“When? Why didn’t you say anything?” Blade rushes out without taking a breath.
I raise my hand to stop him from going crazy. “The second before I walked in. My operations manager called. He knew I came here after giving everyone the slip. He’s the only one so close to me that he knows everything. Even more than Gavin. There was no footage of the courier, and that’s because I don’t believe there really was a courier. He stole the images off the hotel cameras, printed them, and then wiped everything, except that the system had been hacked. And he’s on his way here now.”
I pull out my phone and see that Gavin sent me a text while I was holding Roxie. Are we still on for dinner tonight?
Can’t. I left town to find her.
Are you fucking nuts!!
Then my phone rings. I press the speaker because I want them to understand there’s no secrets. I’m all for taking out whoever’s out to get me and my woman. “Milo, you know damn well you’re not well enough to be traveling.”
“I know. I know, but I need to protect her. She’s having my baby.”
“Fucking hell, yeah! Congrats, bro. I’m happy for you. Did you take Anderson or some of the other guys with you?”
“That’s why I’m calling. Did you talk to Magnus today?”
“No. I haven’t been at the hotel since meeting with the staff this morning. I informed them that you’ll be taking an extended leave as you recover and to direct all questions to me like we discussed yesterday. Then I went to talk to the Amicis to find out what they know.”
“Did they give you shit?”
“Nothing. They claim they have shit to do with it and have made a deal with the Mirage.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, they said it should be in the papers tomorrow and that you lost out on a good opportunity.”
“Well, that’s not how I see it, but if they’re really not harboring anger toward me, then it’s someone else.”
“From what I can tell, those sleazy bastards are apparently trying to appear legal, but I’m not putting my trust in them. We had our meeting with my security team standing behind me. I’ve gone over their public information, and nothing’s out of place. Has Indy given you anything yet?”
“I haven’t spoken to Indy in two days. I need to call him.”
“Okay. What do you need me to do? I have to go to the offices in Milan soon. They’re complaining about the inspection and staff setup, and I know your ass isn’t prepared for that.”