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“You’ve corrupted our sweet little Egypt.” Mario is in the kitchen when I enter, and I’m not surprised to see him here. My cousin makes himself at home no matter where he is.
“How do you know she didn’t corrupt me?” I answer, but we both start laughing because sweet Egypt could never.
“Listen, G, she’s not one of your fuck toys. Egypt is one ofus.”
“You don’t have to tell me that, Mario.”
Especially since the reminder pisses me the fuck off.I know Egypt is one of us. Hell, she’s the best of us. I can’t even treat her like I would the other no-name women who have been in and out of my bed. Hell, none of them even made it to spend the night. Not even Carly.
No matter what rules I gave Egypt, I know I won’t be able to follow them. They are a guard against my feelings. And it has been easy not to have feelings until Egypt. I made a conscious decision after I stopped fighting to turn off all my emotions.
However, when it came to Egypt, I could never do that. I was never able to notfeelanything for the woman who just changed my life.
“As long as you don’t fuck her around. What about Buddy?” Mario knows just how to kill the joy inside a man.
“All this just happened yesterday, I haven’t even thought about Egypt’s father.”
The words taste bitter on my tongue because I know that’s a lie. Buddy is the reason I even know Egypt. He’s the reason I’m even alive. He’s the reason I stayed away from Egypt for two years. And I owe him. And I feel like shit for betraying his trust.
***
Mario made me think about a lot of things that I tried to put to the back of my mind. And as soon as I made love to Egypt last night, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to put it off for long. This isn’t about lust or a forbidden attraction anymore. This is about me allowing the woman I trust the most in the world inside of my heart.
And as much as I want to do that, I know that I shouldn’t. At the moment, the only vulnerability I have is my business and my family. And my family is a group of savages that I never have to worry about. But, to have a significant other means your heart is literally exposed to death.
For the past few months, I’ve been dealing with the fact that Salvador Mancini has been hiding right under my nose. We had tracked him back to Italy, and my family had been looking for him in the old country, but it turns out he hadn’t been in Italy since he first sent the hitmen after me two years ago.
The DeLuca name carries weight no matter where we are, but Italy is where we originated. Our power is infinite in Italy. So, Mancini knew he couldn’t stay there once the hit was unsuccessful.
I don’t know how long he’s been back in Nashville, and I don’t care. I’ve shown his fucked up family not to cross me or anyone with the last name DeLuca. My crew has been strategically hitting every business the Mancini’s have or even thought about having. And last night, we almost got to Salvador.
However, the slippery bastard was able to get away once again. But we burned down the building he was hiding in anyway. I’ll burn down this entire city to make sure Salvador Mancini stops breathing. That slick motherfucker’s days are numbered.
I enter the apartment after my workout, and I search out Egypt. I can hear the television in the living room, but I don’t find Egypt alone when I get in there. Instead, I find two of my men, Joey and Carlo, sipping cups of coffee and chatting with Egypt like they're supposed to be here.
They have been Egypt’s bodyguards since she started working for me, but they have orders to stay out of sight. Why they’re here now without my permission is causing my anger to rise.
“What the fuck are you two bozo’s doing? You’re supposed to be out of sight.” I don’t yell because that’s not my style. Instead, my low tone tells them exactly how I’m feeling. And if they say the wrong thing, then they know the consequences will be swift.
Joey puts his hands up in surrender before both men stand. “Boss, we only brought up the clothes for E that Nick sent. He had to run, and he wanted us close until you came back.”
Following Nicky’s orders is what they’re supposed to do so that I won’t give them shit for that. But I will give Nicky hell for not telling me why he broke protocol. It’s important for me to know everything that’s going on, and he should’ve told me.
I look around for my phone, and for the first time, I notice it’s missing.I will have to glue the damn thing to my body so I won’t lose it.
“Your phone is in the bedroom charging. I moved this morning’s meeting to tomorrow, so you will have more time to get to the office,” Egypt answers as she smiles up at me.
I swear the woman is a mind reader. She’s the reason I can keep my head on my shoulders most days. If it weren’t for her, I’d run around like a chicken with my head cut off. And that does not make a good leader.
“One of you go get the car ready, the other post outside. Egypt and I will be ready in about an hour.”
Joey and Carlo leave to do my bidding, and I’m left to admire the work of art that is Egypt King.
“Good morning.” I saunter over to the sofa where she’s sitting and lean down to kiss her lips.
It was supposed to be a small little peck in greeting, but her taste distracts me, and I can’t help but deepen the kiss. Egypt leans in and wraps her arms around my neck. I stand to my full height pulling her up with me.
Her legs instinctively wrap around my waist, and I grab her ass. I squeeze hard before I walk to the nearest wall and place her back against it.
“We’re going to be late for work, Mr. DeLuca,” Egypt moans when I rip my mouth away from hers and begin kissing down her throat.
“You can’t be late when you own the company, baby,” I growl into her neck, eliciting an enticing giggle from her sweet lips.
Egypt smells like me, because she used my soap to shower. She’s also dressed in one of my t-shirts and a pair of my joggers. She looks so comfortable and sexy at the same time. It’s like she’s always been in my life this way. I thought it would take my men some getting used to us being romantically involved, but I guess not.
Maybe the only one with the problem was me.
