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“I’ll take your comment under advisement.”
I sigh, picturing him with a woman wrapped around him and a little girl in his arms, with his hair and coloring, and wince. Walking away from him might be the smart thing to do, but the thought of him making a life with someone else guts me.
“What about seeing each other? You live here, I live in the States, and Rémy is…well, Rémy. And Calix…”
“We’re all richer than sin, Sugar. We have private jets and properties all over the world. For now, we can just fly to each other when we want, and later, if things go the way I think, we will reassess things.”
“Reassess?”
“Yes, reassess. You know that you don’t always need to have all the answers. Sometimes your attempt to survive makes you forget one simple thing.”
“Yeah, and what’s that?”
“To live. Live wild, live free, live without limits because you know better than anyone that tomorrow is not guaranteed. Stop worrying about doing what you think is right, and instead do whatfeelsright.”
I lean my head against his chest, feeling his heart thud under my fingertips. “Alright, Maxim. You win. For now, I’m not going to worry about the what-ifs. I’m just going to focus on the here and now.”
“Good girl.”
“Good girl, me again, and I’ll chop you up into teeny tiny pieces and feed you to my fish.”
“You have fish?”
“I suddenly feel the need to buy some.”
He chuckles and wraps his arms around me.
“Don’t make me regret this.”
“Oh, ahn-gyil, you know I will make you regret it every day, but I’ll also buy your forgiveness with multiple orgasms.”
“Orgasms, you say. Hmm…tell me more.”
* * *
“Still nothing?”Maxim asks as I hand him back his cell phone.
I shake my head. “No, nothing. Rémy is going to track him down.”
“Hey, look at me.”
I look up into his eyes and offer him a fake-as-shit smile.
“Just give him time. It’s not just everything going on with you. His whole life is up in the air.”
“I know. It’s part of the reason I left.” I sigh. “He wanted no part in leading the families, but being with me will automatically draw attention to him.”
His hands slide to my hips as he holds me in place. “That’s his issue, Sugar. If he can’t get past it, then he’s a fucking fool because he’ll lose his reward.”
“His what?”
He lifts his hand, and in it is a beautiful lace mask. He places it over my eyes before tying the ribbon behind my head.
“His reward. His life has been shit, but if it was me and I went through what he has, I would know it was worth it if you were what I got at the end of it all. Hell, I’d willingly walk in his shoes if I knew that one day, I would rule beside you. I’m not saying it will be easy, but he’ll fit into your life a fuck of a lot easier than I will.”
Before I can say anything, he presses his finger to my lips. “I don’t care how hard it is, Sugar. I have no problem being your dirty little secret.”
I snort, knowing he’s serious. But one day it will get old, and he’ll want more. Or he’ll want out. I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
