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After trying out several positions and having several orgasms, we fall back into my bed with satisfied smiles. I throw a leg over his leg, an arm around his waist, and rest my head on his chest. He puts an arm around my shoulders and kisses my head.
After we both catch our breath, we lie there as he gently strokes my back.
“I got a promotion at work today,” I comment to break the silence.
I don’t have to look at him to see his big smile. I can feel it in how his body moves under me. “That is so awesome. I’m so proud of you, Shirley.”
I grin, feeling a little sleepy. “Yeah, they’re going to allow me to choose properties in Lower Manhattan to purchase to run legit businesses from. They said I could oversee those projects.”
“Lower Manhattan, huh? Any interesting leads?”
I nod. “Yeah, there’s a lot of potential there that not many other families see, so we’re taking it while we can.”
We talk a bit more about my work before I finally start to doze off on his chest.
Present Day
After ignoring Evgenii and leaving La Club, I go back to the estate and my makeshift office. I’m not there long before there’s a knock at my door.
It’s Carmine holding a beautiful bouquet of dark purple and bright blue flowers. I frown, thinking Evgenii is trying his luck again.
Carmine smiles as he sets them on my desk. “Nothing suspicious about them other than they’re from Mikhail Gobulev. The man seems to be obsessed with you.”
I shake my head. “He thinks he can use me.” I read the card. It’s an invitation to dinner that night.
“I don’t trust him, but I might be able to get some useful information from him. Please let Alessandro know where I’ll be tonight. I won’t need a guard.”
Carmine looks hesitant but then nods and leaves.
I text the number on the card and confirm I’ll have dinner with Mikhail at a restaurant of my choosing near the beach.
I remind myself that he, Evgenii, and everyone else outside our family just want to use me to gain power.
As I return to work, I wonder about Mikhail and Evgenii, mainly about the latter, and I wonder what his problem is.
A wave of nausea hits me, and I decide to lie down until it passes. I hope I’m not getting a stomach bug.
Chapter 12 - Evgenii
I lightly knock on my sister's bedroom door, despite it being open. My sister used to be part of an elite Russian army operation. She’ll take my head off before I can blink.
Natalia looks up from where she’s resting on her bed, playing on her phone. “Brother?”
“I thought it would be nice to get out a little.” I smile my charming smile. “The family we have joined forces with owns this bistro on Fifth Avenue. I thought we could go have dinner there.”
“You want to use me for cover so you can see your little American girlfriend?” She shakes her head, but she’s smiling. “You know you’re a player. Why get involved with one you’ve already played.”
I keep my calm. “I don’t, I just want to take my baby sister out to get some nice food, and then we’ll come back. I’m not thinking about Shirley at all.”
That was the biggest lie I’ve ever told anyone in my family. All that I’ve been able to think about is Shirley. What she’s doing, what she’s wearing, what she looks like when she’s not wearing that, and how warm her mouth is when it’s wrapped around my…
“Okay,” Natalia jolts me from my thoughts, “I know you’re lying, but I am hungry. We can go.”
I don’t retaliate, although it’s hard because she and I both have that signature smirk that belongs to our immediate family.
We leave the house, taking my car into New York toward Fifth Avenue, where the bistro is. It’s hard to find parking because the bistro is busy, but I eventually find a spot, paying off the Sorvino guard to ensure it isn’t towed or clamped.
We both look around as we walk in. Natalia admires the decor while I’m looking for Shirley. If she’s not here, she’s at La Club, and I’m sure I can go there after dropping Nat off.
