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He falls heavily to the ground but is immediately swarmed on all sides by the people that came to take him.
Saul curses under his breath.
“Now get the fuck out of here, Bianchi,” Aleks says, as he stalks toward him. “Don’t ever contact my wife again. Tell your parents the same. If I need to interfere, you’ll regret it.” He grabs Saul by the front of his shirt.“Capice?” It’s almost funny to hear him speak Italian in his Russian accent.
Saul and Marco flee.
I look back at the gala.
We did this quietly. Efficiently. No one’s the wiser.
“Good girl,” Aleks says softly, running his hand down the length of my back. “You deserve a reward for this. What can I do for you, baby?”
I put my gun away ad delicately wipe my hands on a napkin Aleks hands me. “Can I go home? Did we do enough here tonight?”
“A few more basic formalities, and then yes, Harper, we can go home. Alright? That’s what you want?”
I nod my head. “Take me home, please.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Aleks
I callmy new men to come take Leonardo’s sorry ass back to our house. He’ll be immediately put into a lockdown room and Harper will be none the wiser.
We finally have a moment of peace.
“You alright?” I ask, drawing her closer to me, right before we head back into the main area. Behind us, the forest speaks in whispers and sighs, a reminder of where we met. Of the first time I chased her down. Of the night I caught her.
My men sweep away all remnants of a struggle, the quiet undercover crew melting back into the night as if swallowed whole.
“Yeah, I’m good,” she says with a nod.
“How do you feel?”
“Relieved,” she whispers, leaning against me. “You know, I could’ve shot to kill him.”
“Of course you could have.”
“But I wanted him to pay.”
“I get that.”
“I’m just saying Icouldhave.Like if I really, truly knew someone deserved it, I could pull that trigger with no regrets.”
I nod. “I’m proud of you. Jesus, woman, you’ve come so damn far. Look at you. Your hands don’t shake anymore. You’re confident. You know who you are.”
“A lot more than that’s changed,” she says with a nod. “Thank you, Aleks.”
I snort. “I brought you home and put a ring on your finger.Youwere the one that did the rest.”
“You brought my daughter to me, and somehow having Ivy with me made me realize that I would do anything to keep her safe.Anything.”
“Finally,” I breathe, shaking my head.
“What?”
“Finally we speak the same damn language, baby.”
