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He squeezes the trigger.
My heart lurches as a loud “click” snaps through the room as the empty gun dry fires.
Blinking, my pulse racing, I stare at Massimo.
He’s insane. He’s fucking INSANE.
Massimo tosses the gun aside and then pats Gemma’s cheek. He grunts as she pulls away, wipes her mouth with the back of her hand, then straightens her dress as she stands. She glances at me briefly before she smiles at Massimo and casually walks out.
When we’re alone, he raises the gun and dry-fires it at me with another click.
“Bang,” he snickers.
I just glare at him, my face stoic and cold, and he starts to laugh as he tucks his cock away.
“Jesus Christ, your face!” he chuckles, standing and tossing the empty gun onto the couch. “Lighten up, counselor! I’m just fucking with you!”
“Mr. Carveli,” I growl quietly, my pulse still thudding. “Don’t ever point a gun at me again.”
“It wasn’t even loaded!” he laughs, shaking his head and smiling to himself as he strolls over to the bar at the side of the room and pours himself another drink. He turns to eye me. “What the fuck did you think I was going to do? Shoot her?”
“It’s time for me to go.”
He sighs, shaking his head again. “C’mon, Alistair. I’m just messing around with you!” He grins. “This is who I am! We’re going to be working together…” He lifts a shoulder. “I want Crown and Black to know who they’re dealing with. I’m a wild card!” he crows. “A maverick!”
Fucking psychopath, more like.
“Well,” I growl, buttoning my jacket. “I’ll be sure to tell my partners what a humorous guy you are.”
He chuckles. “I’ve offended you. I apologize for that.”
“I’ll see you next time you’re at the office, Mr. Carveli.”
I turn to leave.
“Wait.”
I stop and slowly turn back to him.
“You still haven’t answered my question.”
I meet his eyes without flinching.
“Mr. Carveli, your wife and I attended the same college at roughly the same time. That is how I know her.”
He says nothing, neither of us blinking. Finally, his mouth curls into a grin.
“I know,” he shrugs. “Thanks for coming tonight, Mr. Black. I’m glad we could get to know each other better.”
9
ALISTAIR
“Uh, Mr. Black?”
Katerina jumps out of her chair and steps in front of me before I can open the closed door to my office.
Assistants physically stopping you from entering your own office is never a good sign.
