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My heart is thrumming so fast and pounding so loud in my ears that I’m afraid I’m gonna miss something.
“You aremine,” he says again, hands hard on my hips. “You’re not going anywhere. And neither am I.”
I just kiss his chest.
There’s nothing else that needs to be said.
34
RUSLAN
COMPARTMENTALIZING.
That’s what helped me acclimatize to my role aspakhan. It helped to keep work out of my home. Made things simpler. More focused.
And yet here I am, bringing my work home.
Because it means I’m just a call away if the kids need me. Emma can just walk right in whenever she feels a little lonely.
Not that she has. Since we slept together two nights ago in what she likes to call the beginning of my redemption tour, she hasn’t sought me out once. Maybe she’s just testing me, checking to see if I’ll keep going to her.
If that’s all it takes to convince her I’m in this for the long haul, I’m willing to make the first move for as long as it takes. Day after day, week after week, year after, I’ll find her and hold her close and remind her that she’s mine.
“Yo,” Kirill greets when he walks in smelling of cigar smoke. “Just wanted to let you know: the team’s on Remmy’s tail. They should complete the job today.”
I nod. “Tell me when they have a body.”
“Will do, boss.”
“Any news from the Bane board meeting?” I ask.
“Vadim was shocked that you weren’t there. In fact, he was shocked that you’re working from home in the first place.” Kirill gives me a playful smirk. “To be honest, so am I.”
I roll my eyes. “It’s just easier this way.”
“Easy access, you mean.”
I throw him a glare. “Did you get your hands on a sample of Sopernik?” I ask, pivoting without the least bit of subtlety.
Kirill’s smile drops immediately. “That’s what I came here to talk to you about.”
Fuck.
“Let me guess—it’s a match for Venera?”
He nods. “It’s a perfect match. Adrik definitely ripped you off.”
“I’mshocked,” I drawl sarcastically.
“That’s not all.”
I clench my jaw. “Go on.”
“He’s basically copying your rollout plan to a T, also. Sopernik is going to be circulating in his club exclusively. The crowd is going to be invite-only and there’s gonna be extra security casing the place throughout the night.”
“That littlemudak…” I rake a hand through my hair. “What about the house Sergey was found in? Do we have an ID on who owns it?”
“That’s the weird part. It definitely has an owner. The problem is that, at this point, the owner seems to be untraceable.”
