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Lycus grunts and stretches his neck. “What now? We’ve got a dead Don and a dead underboss.”
“Their organization will be in chaos. Who knows who will step up to take command, but it won’t matter. By the time someone becomes the new Don, Conti will be dead, and that’s all I care about.” I squeeze Lycus’s shoulder. “They’re fighting for business. I’m fighting for my family, which means I’m willing to do whatever it takes. These complacent fucks couldn’t imagine murdering with their own two hands. There’s the difference between us. That’s why we’re winning this fight.”
Chapter51
Camille
Isit in the back of the car with Evander, the divider between us and the driver firmly in place. “Are you sure this is a good idea?” I ask him as we glide through downtown.
“A very good idea,” he says, his hand on my thigh. I’m in a dark blue dress with a slit up my thigh and a low-cut front, and he keeps peeking at my tits and my leg. It sends a thrill into my guts, the way he looks at me in this revealing dress, so totally not my style, but he seems to love it. Which is good enough for me.
“It’s just, you keep talking about how dangerous it’s been in the city and how I shouldn’t go to the diner—”
“Trust me.” His fingers dig into my thigh and there’s a smile on his lips. “The Italians are too busy to bother with us tonight.”
He takes me to an upscale Asian fusion restaurant. We’re seated right away by a pretty girl in all black at a good table right in the middle of the vast, open space. The music is loud, and every table is packed, but Evander looks at me like there’s nobody else in the world. We talk about the house, the staff, small and easy things, until our drinks arrive.
“You’re different, you know,” he says with a smile as he sips his whiskey.
“I am?” I taste my white wine and sit up straighter. “How’s that?”
“When you first came to the mansion, you refused to wear the nice things I bought you. Now, look.”
I blush slightly. “You said to wear something nice.”
“That doesn’t mean to listen.”
“What should I say? I’m letting you spoil me?”
He leans closer. “That’s exactly what I want to hear.”
“Yeah, well, okay, fine.” I glare at him for a long second before drinking more wine. “I’m getting used to it, okay?”
“It’s not a bad thing, asteraki mu. You’re allowed to enjoy the comforts I provide. Actually, I want you to. It makes me happy.”
“But does it makemehappy?” I frown down at my glass. I wouldn’t have considered leaving the house without my sneakers two weeks ago, but now? I leapt at the chance to put on one of the beautiful outfits he bought for me, and it didn’t even cross my mind to wear my Nikes too. “There have been a lot of changes in my life lately and I guess I’m worried.”
“Worried about what? That you’ll enjoy wearing nice dresses and looking beautiful?”
“You think I look beautiful?” I grin at him playfully. “Tell me more.”
“Asteraki mu, you’re easily the most gorgeous woman in this room tonight. I can’t stop staring at the way that dress fits you. I keep thinking about your tits right now, and it’s driving me insane.”
“You really know how to make a girl feel special.”
He chuckles, low and sensual, his lips curling into a smirk. “You wanted the truth. I know you’re worried about losing yourself, but that won’t happen.”
“Yeah?” I ask softly. “How do you know?”
“Because even if you’re wearing the dresses, they don’t define you.”
“What does? My sparkling wit?”
“That,” he says with a nod. “Also, your strength. Your intelligence. Your beauty.”
“Keep going,” I say, fanning myself. “You’re really knocking it out of the park tonight.”
He holds his drink to his lips and I watch his mouth as he sips. “Do you know why I wanted to take you out tonight?”
