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“So, what was his end game? I would have said it was so he could take you, and then you’d conveniently disappear. But with no car…” Miles questions.
“You’re forgetting Aldo is in our territory right now. He just needed to be close by to pick me up.”
I close my eyes and picture locking Nova up in our room.
“I was safe, Vice. You were both right there, and I know how to take care of myself. I’ve been doing it for a long time. But now we have a story to pass through our territory. People will rally in support of us, and the guy posing as a cop will be fucked when he gets to the station and they realize he isn’t one of them. Especially if they believe he’s Aldo’s. They might even question Aldo in his fancy office at his casino. And we all know how much he’ll love that.”
“You know, you’re pretty fucking devious when you want to be,” Miles huffs.
He’s not wrong. I look at Nova, smiling at me sweetly, a picture of innocence. But it’s all an act.
She might not have let this life harden her, turning cruel and spiteful like so many before her, but that doesn’t mean she’s not vengeful as hell.
And I’d be lying if I said that didn’t make me hard as fuck.
Chapter 37
Nova
Ihang up with Alessio and turn to look at Vice, who is fastening one of his cufflinks. We’re going to a black-tie event tonight with possible investors for the resort now that it’s been given the go-ahead. Of course, we don’t need investors, but Vice doesn’t want me to fund the whole thing like I wanted.
“How is he?”
“He’s okay. Bored, snappy, and most likely making the nurses’ lives hell. He got the papers we forwarded from the lawyer today. Vigo left him a million dollars and an apology.”
“That’s fucked up,bambola.”
“I know. How do you apologize for taking someone’s kid? And then to give him all that money. Alessio said it felt like a payment for Gia. He’s pissed, to say the least. Oh, and all the money from my inheritance has been transferred. I just need to figure out what I want to do with it. I was thinking about donating some of it and investing the rest.”
“Talk to Isaac. He’s pretty good with that stuff. He takes care of all our money.”
“Okay, I will. Now, give me ten minutes, and I’ll be ready. I just need to pull on my dress and add the finishing touches to my makeup.
“Oh, and before I forget, Alessio told me an interesting bit of information he heard from one of his friends.”
“Oh, what’s that?”
“The storage facility we rescued the girls from? It blew up. Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.”
“Really? Imagine that.” His lips twitch.
“And Aldo’s building was condemned the same damn day.”
“What a coincidence.”
“Coincidence, my ass.” I snort as I turn and head upstairs. I pause at the top, turning to look down at him. He looks like a fucking god in his dark suit and black shirt, his tattooed neck and hands elevating him from sexy toholy fucking hellhot.
“Hey,Vice.”
He looks up at me, his eyes traveling up my legs, which my short robe doesn’t cover.
“I love you, you know.”
He licks his lip, and that smirk on his face makes me want to both punch it and sit on it.
“I know.”
I roll my eyes at the ass and hurry into the bedroom.
