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Her face takes on a thoughtful look as if she's putting together the timeline of their absence. "Yeah, definitely about three months. I remember because the last time I saw them together, we had a live DJ, and we haven't had one since. Actually, that night, they disappeared really abruptly."
Aww, shit. My face goes red. I can't see it, but I'm a pale, pale princess, so I canfeelmy flaming cheeks. Nova grins at whatever she sees on my face.
"It was you, wasn't it? The reason they disappeared that night?"
I shrug before quickly downing one of my shots. Anything to get rid of this awkward, uncomfortable feeling, like I'm being exposed to prying eyes. I still can’t get past the thought that I'm likely one of many, but the fact that they've pretty much disappeared since distracts me.
"What do you mean you haven't really seen them since?" I ask, avoiding her question like a pro.
"I mean exactly that. I only work 4 nights a week, but they're our busy nights, and for the last year, all three of them have always been present for nights when we're packed here. They like to oversee things– make sure that everything is running smoothly. Sometimes, they seem more like bodyguards than owners, and I always get the feeling they want to make sure we're all safe."
"I didn't really take them for being like super-protective alpha dudes, but I didn't get to know them quite as well as my sister did," Lily supplies, shoulder-bumping me. I scowl at her insinuation but go back to Nova, eager for more details.
"How well do you know the guys?" I hedge. Her lips tip up in a knowing grin.
"Pretty well, but not in the way you know them, obviously." Again with the pink cheeks.
Look, I may have had dirty, crazy sex with three guys but before that, I was as vanilla as they come. It had only ever been my ex-husband, and he was so boring in the sack, I could probably sleep through sex with him. So, excuse the fuck out of me if talking about what I did that night with a stranger is a little uncomfortable.Especiallyin the club where it all began.
I nod, forcing myself to keep going. I have questions and she seems to have answers. Fuck being bashful; we're going all in. What did Lily say? Balls to the wall.
"Uhh, yeah, so do they do that all the time? Find a woman in their club, spend all night destroying her mind, soul, and vagina? I just have to know if that's a common occurrence or if…" I shrug again, not wanting to say something stupid likeI was special.Gag. Nope. We will not be that vulnerable and repulsive. Not now, not ever.
A look crosses over Nova's face that almost resembles pity, but it's gone so fast, I can almost say I imagined it. I know I didn't, and that makes me feel even more foolish. "Look, you don't have to answer. I'm sorry for wasting—"
Nova shakes her head, interrupting my back-peddling. "I'm going to be real with you, mkay? Since we're friends and all." She smiles softly in an attempt to reassure me, or perhaps soften the impending blow. Regardless, I'm here for it. I wanted information and I'm taking it. Even if it's shitty, at least it will help me get over them. I nod.
"Eli, Isaac, and Renz are all very nice men from what I've seen. They're sweet, funny, and protective of their employees and their business, but they keep to themselves as much as they can. I don't know too much about them, but I've heard rumors, particularly recently. I have no idea if what I'm about to tell you is true, so take it all with a grain of salt. Got it?"
Swallowing the now giant lump in my throat, I nod again. Sensing my nerves, Lily slides me another shot, and picks up one of hers. We cheers before quickly tipping them back. Lily grabs my hand and squeezes it and juts her chin out for Nova to continue.
I CANT STOP DRINKING ABOUT YOU-CHAINSMOKERS.
"Right, so Renz and Isaac are cousins and Eli is their best friend. I've heard rumors that all three of them have slept with the same woman before. Apparently, they like the idea of sharing. I've also heard that they have certain…tastes." She pauses, looking mildly uncomfortable. She doesn't need to, though; I know all about their tastes.
"They like it rough, degrading, and kinky as fuck," I supply, saving her the discomfort of saying it out loud. Her face blanches, but she gulps and nods. Poor thing. She's clearly even more innocent than I used to be, pre-threesome and sexual awakening.
Scratch that. I was never innocent; I just wasn't with the right man to make all my slutty fantasies come true. Not until that night, but we aren't talking about that.
Actually, we are.
"Yep. Anywho. So yeah, they're intothat."She scrunches her nose, making me chuckle, "and they are into sharing. But, to answer your previous question, no. I've never heard or seen them pick up a girl here. Everything I know about them is just rumors or guesses. The only solid proof I have is that I was once dropping off the end-of-night cash bag in their office and I overheard them talking about it."
Lily leans in even further, practically in the poor girl's face. "Heard what?"
Nova smiles and shakes her head at my sister. "Heard them talking about a woman they were meeting up with. They said she would be a good fit and that she wanted to take all three of them. Said something about her being a natural submissive, whatever that means."
My stomach tightens to an almost painful level at the thought of them with other women. It's not like I ever honestly thought I was the only one they'd ever shared, nor did I think they were virgins before me. Still, assuming something and hearing it confirmed are two different things: I can't help the small tendrils of jealousy that fill me.
"There are also some rumors about the business that they're into," Nova adds on, pulling me out of my melancholy. Fuck, at this point, I'm not sure how much more I can take.
"Go on!" Lily all but shouts, deciding for the both of us.
"So, you obviously know they ownAlchemist,and they also own a gym calledSanctum,which I've heard them talk about expanding to a chain." She leans in further, and again, I mimic the move until all three of us are as close as humanly possible. "But the rumor is, that their main source of income is actually not these businesses at all. These are their covers.”
“Covers?” I murmur, my head already spinning.
Nova nods and swallows deeply. “I've heard talk that all three of them are involved in the Cosa Nostra. More specifically, that Renz is the new Don."
