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A knock on my door has me frowning as I shake myself from my thoughts.
“Earth to Alistair?”
I roll my eyes at my brother. “Yes?”
He smirks and steps into my office. “For the record, that was my third knock.”
“Court acknowledges the prosecution’s evidence but ignores it as unsubstantiated and irrelevant.”
My brother grins as he perches on the corner of my desk.
“How’d things go last night at Massimo’s?”
“You don’t really want me to answer that question.”
He arches a stern brow. “How worried should I be?”
“It’s nothing.” I wave him off as casually as I can. “Massimo got drunk and…well, was his usual charming self. That’s all.”
Also, I took his wife home and told her I loved her before fucking her all night.
“I see,” he grunts. “Can I assume that’s why Eloise isn’t in the office today?”
“You can.”
The truth is, Eloise is taking a personal day to sit tight at my place. She texted Massimo last night that she was mad and needed to stay at a hotel to cool off. His only response was “fine”.
Because he’s a big charmer like that.
Gabriel sighs. “I really don’t need to warn you again about getting involved with Massimo Carveli’s wife, right?”
“Of course not.”
“You’re not involved with her, correct?”
“Gabriel. You know how much I hate lying to family.”
He pinches the bridge of his nose tiredly and looks away.
“I’m just going to pretend you said ‘Yes, of course, Gabriel. I would never do anything that reckless and fucking stupid’.”
“Wow, you’ve got my tone down pat.”
He sighs. “Well, speaking of family, Charles just walked in demanding a meeting upstairs with the three of us.”
“I think I’d rather step off the roof, if it’s okay with you.”
“Taylor’s already up there.”
Fuck.
“Leaving her alone with him would be pretty unforgivable.”
“Yes it would,” he mutters. “Don’t worry, though, she’s not alone with him.”
When I frown, his lips twist.
“Our lovely step-grandmother Caroline is in there too.”
