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“I trust you,” she whispers and lets me step away to open the back door.
Tobias rides in the front with the driver, and I settle in the back with Bellamy. She curls into me as we pull away from the High Card and head for the airstrip that will take us to Los Angeles.
We’re mostly quiet for the ride, but when we get on the plane, Bellamy asks to go lay down. We both kiss her, and she disappears into the bedroom.
“How long do you think this will last?” Tobias asks when we’re alone.
“This trip?”
He waves a hand between us and points to the door Bellamy just closed. “Us. This relationship or whatever it is we have.”
I stare at him. “How long do you want it to last?”
He drags a hand through his long hair and shakes his head. “I have no bloody idea how to answer that. I want her happy, Owen. That’s the only thing I know. I wasn’t expecting to feel so strongly for her so quickly.”
“So, we do this until she isn’t happy with it anymore. That’s the only answer you need.”
He stands to go to the galley to pour a drink. He comes back with two glasses and sits. “Tell me about the last few years.”
I set aside the tablet I was working on and pick up the glass. “Not a lot to tell.”
“Why aren’t you in London working alongside your brother?”
I snort. “You know I’ve never wanted that life. And when I met Matteo and Victor and Luke, I knew I’d met three men who had the same mentality I did. The war, the blood in the streets? It seemed pointless to all of us. There was a better way, and we were determined to prove it to everyone.”
“From what I understand there was a shootout between the Serrano’s and Trentinis less than a year ago,” Tobias says with a raised eyebrow.
I loosen my tie and pull it off as I contemplate just how much to share. There was a time when I wouldn’t have left a single detail out. He was my ride or die. “Not everything has worked out the way we wanted it to. We were young and cocky and full of ourselves. But we’ve learned a lot over the years, and we’ve really built something special here. The number of murders we’ve prevented by bringing people to Las Vegas to negotiate is in the hundreds by now. But when the Russians finally went down for good, some in our families saw it as a chance to move in and take over the territory. Not all of them are happy that we aren’t letting them. We’ve become the de facto leaders of this region, and we won’t give it up. It’s important that it remains neutral.”
Tobias cracks his knuckles and shifts in his seat as he takes in my story. “I admit it’s brilliant. And if you’d asked me about it a few years ago, I would have told you there was no way it could be done. I’m glad you were able to make it happen.”
“It’s grown beyond anything any of us ever imagined, that’s for damn sure. Now, tell me about security on your yacht. If there’s anything missing, we can make a stop at a local tech shop and pick up equipment.”
Tobias rolls his eyes. “It’s state of the art, believe me.”
“Still, I’d like to hear the details.”
He launches into a description of the security on his yacht and he’s not wrong, it’s state of the art. But because I’m an asshole, I find a couple of things I want to change. It annoys him, but he takes it in stride, and by the time we land a few hours later, we’ve already dispatched the appropriate people to pick up equipment for us.
I drive us to the yacht in a car I arranged, and Bellamy snuggles with Tobias in the backseat. There is a part of me still adjusting to this new dynamic. The realization that she finds comfort in his arms just as she does in mine comes with a twinge of pain. But my protective side, the one that just wants her safe, knows she’s better off with both of us watching over her, and the look of peace on her face as I pull into the marina is worth whatever pain I might be in.
Chapter twenty-one
Chapter 20
Bellamy
“Tobias,thisisbeautiful!”He’s just given us a tour of what can only be described as a superyacht. I’ve been on a few yachts in my life, but nothing like this. It’s got every amenity we could ever need or want. There are three beautifully decorated bedrooms, and Tobias insists I take the primary bedroom. Not only is it the biggest, but there is also an en suite bathroom with marble counters and a bathtub that calls my name. A fully stocked kitchen, well-appointed living area with the latest in flat screen technology, and a swimming pool on the deck are also included.
There are also staff quarters, but Tobias sent most of the staff home before we arrived, so we could have privacy. The only two who remain are to sail the boat to San Diego where they’ll disembark and leave us alone.
“Tour isn’t quite over, little vixen. There’s one room I think you’re really going to want to see.” He flashes a wicked grin, and his eyes sparkle with mischief as his hand slides into mine, tugging me closer to him.
My curiosity is officially piqued, and I fall into step beside him without hesitation. Owen walks on the other side of me, appearing nonchalant. But his eyes give away his own curiosity.
Tobias leads us to the lowest level and opens a door. I gasp as we step inside.
“You didn’t!”
