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“Sir, it’s Mrs. Cade at the door,” one of the guys informs me, regaining his sentry position.
I buzz her in, watching the monitor. I study her blood-red lips that don’t stretch into a smile and large sunglasses glued to her face. Something’s off about her. Perhaps she’s worried about her safety or the well-being of her children. Dammit! My chest burns with acute protectiveness. I need to change that. When the elevator opens, I grab her arm, pulling her into the apartment and caging her against the wall.
“Mark,” she breathes out my name as I remove her sunglasses.
“Hi.” Desire rushes through my veins, thick and demanding. Her pupils dilate, responding to me, and our lips collide. I drink her sweet moans, turning into a desperate ache.
“Missed me?” I grin at her flushed face when we come up for air.
I stroke the outline of her smudged lips, parting for more before capturing that sweet mouth again, enveloping us in our intimate bubble where those problems don’t exist.
I need her wild underneath me, moaning, screaming my name as I fuck her into oblivion.
“Okay, you two, I’ll depart your nest. Let me leave before you attack one another like two hungry animals.”
Our heads snap to Lamar, and I direct my smirk full of warning toward my idiot of a friend.
“Lamar, meet Cassandra.”
He directs a most charming smile her way, stretching his hands to introduce himself. “S
o nice to meet you in person. Glad you know how to manage his stubborn ass because I keep failing.”
Cassandra chuckles, amused, and cranes her neck to look at me over her shoulder. “He’s such a sweet man, Lamar. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Cassandra teases me with a playful twinkle in her eyes and lip caught between her teeth. Oh, my bird, you’re in trouble.
“I’m sure he is to you. My brother, here, is a pain in the ass. We’re his poor slaves.” He makes a sad face, and I hit him on the shoulder.
“Okay, get out and leave my girl alone. She loves my ass and my stubbornness.”
We shake hands, and he kisses Cassandra’s knuckles, beaming at her. Before Lamar leaves, he winks at me, patting my shoulder in approval. He likes her too.
“This is the first time I get to meet your friend, and you act like I’m about to become your meal.” She arches an eyebrow and her full mouth tugs into a grin.
“Because you will be.” I nuzzle her neck with the short stubble I’ve groomed for her. A shiver runs down my spine as she lets out a silent moan, raking my back.
“Have you found him?”
I shake my head, hating those dark shadows flickering in her eyes, stealing the light.
“Did he tell you what he wants?” She searches my gaze.
“Not yet. But we won’t stop looking. My men will find him,” I reassure her.
She pushes away from me and walks to the window, peering down. “Paparazzi are still here.”
“Yeah, I know. Lester’s keeping tabs on us, controlling the media hounds. Take a look.” I pick the newspaper from the stand and pass it to her.
She casts her gaze on the latest headline.
“Investors are concerned about their future at the Aleksander Investment Bank.” Her picture from yesterday on the front page and speculations about her marriage are the main topic. These articles are pure propaganda, but it could affect business if not contained.
“Darren will have a stroke when he sees this.” She exhales, putting it away.
“Perhaps he needs a wake-up call,” I retort, but she chews her lip, not even listening. My protectiveness awakens with a vengeance.
Darren is powerful enough to stop Lester. End his reign. But he won’t. Money to him is more important. I know where his loyalties lie and it’s not with me. We’ll have to fight Lester on our own. Find a way to get back what he stole. Strange that bastard hasn’t made any demands or called me yet. It makes me anxious. What the hell is he planning?
