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Ace cocks an eyebrow. “A refuge?”
“Yes. For women and kids who are in need or at risk and need a safe place to stay. But it will be so much more than that. They’ll be able to get advice and help here too.” I swallow as they both stare at me in silence for a long beat.
Romeo’s eyes meet mine and sorrow flickers across his face. I wonder if he’s wishing there had been a place like this for him and his mom.
“If you want them to have a safe place to stay, you’re going to need top-notch security,” Ace says, and I tear my gaze from Romeo’s.
He doesn’t think my idea is too ambitious? “Yes, of course. I have a plan.”
Romeo leans against the doorframe. “Well, you do know two of the toughest motherfuckers in Chicago.”
“And as we mentioned, we’re kind of out of work right now,” Ace adds.
“ButI don’t— I can’t afford to pay you. At least not for a while. I need to register the charity and start fundraising, and the top priority will be getting the place up to code.”
Ace shrugs. “We can afford to wait a while. Our former employer gave us a very generous severance package.”
What? Why the hell would Lorenzo do that? The mob isn’t exactly renowned for treating their employees well, especially the ones they fire. “He did?”
“Sure did.” Romeo grins. “Almost like he knew we might not be getting paid for a while.”
“Yeah, almost like he thought our new boss would be busy fundraising,” Ace says.
“We could help renovate the place too. Knock down a few walls, put up some drywall. Paint. Smash shit up. Whatever.” Romeo picks at a splinter of wood on the crumbling doorframe.
“So you’d both be happy with me being your boss?”
Ace takes a step closer and curls a strand of my hair between his thumb and forefinger. “Only when it comes to work, sweetheart, but yeah, of course we would.”
What does that mean for the three of us though? I draw in a deep breath. I can’t deny that the idea of doing this with them makes the whole thing seem less daunting, but I don’t know if I can work with them and maintain any kind of personal boundaries. “But what if—”
Ace crashes his lips against mine and lifts me, wrapping my legs around his waist. I offer no resistance. Being in his arms feels too good and too right.
He carries me back down the hallway, only breaking our kiss to growl, “Time to test out that desk if I’m gonna be fucking you on it every day, sweetheart.”
Chapter
Fifty-One
ROMEO
We leave Keres’s bike at the old convent building, and we must have fucked her thoroughly because she offered zero snark or resistance before climbing on the back of my bike so we could go home. Now my little backpack has her arms around my waist and her sweet body pressed up tight against me, and all I can think about is how hard I’m gonna fuck her when we get her home. Because this girl right here is fucking mine, and she’s never gonna forget it for a single fucking second.
By the time we get to the apartment my cock is already leaking in my boxers and I’m beyond feral for my little fuck-up. The quick blowjob she gave me in her office while Ace fucked her on her desk wasn’t nearly enough to satisfy the ever-present need being around her stokes in me. This morning I thought she’d gone to Greece and left us for good. But she’s here, and I need to remind her how good we all are together. When I climb off my bike, I pick her up bridal-style and quiet her protest with a kiss. Ace is already inside, shirtless and waiting for us with his arms folded across his broad chest. He looks good enough to lick from head to toe.
“You two took your time,” he says with a cocky grin.
Like fuck we did. We got home less than a minute after he did. “Well, I had precious cargo on board.”
I set said precious cargo on her feet, and the expression on her face is murderous. “I am not cargo, Romeo.”
Ace grabs her by the waist. “You’re whatever the fuck we say you are within these four walls, sweetheart. Better get used to that now.”
She opens her mouth, but he doesn’t give her a chance to argue. He kisses her and peels off her jacket while I get to work on her boots and jeans. Less than a minute later, she’s completely naked and panting when he breaks their kiss.
Keres looks down. “How did I… You can’t just…”
Ace grins. “Pretty sure we can do whatever the fuck we want, Trouble. Because you’re so fucking desperate for our cocks, you’d do anything for us, wouldn’t you?”
