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NERO
Dante Anderson sits back in his office chair and stares at me. He does this a lot, mainly to show his authority and to intimidate, and on a normal man, I imagine it works. “I want you to have sex with my wife,” he says clearly.
I sit straighter, my mouth opening and closing like a goddamn fish. No one ever catches me off guard, but this has. “Sorry?”
“You heard correctly.” He clasps his hands in front of him and stares me dead in the eye. “I want a child, but it’s something I can’t give her.”
I frown, rubbing my forehead. “You want me to have sex with your wife and get her pregnant?” He nods. “And what does your wife think about this?”
“She doesn’t know.”
I almost laugh. “You haven’t asked her?”
“She can’t know.”
“Dante, with the greatest respect, I can’t fuck your wife, get her pregnant, and not tell her. Besides, she’s married . . . to you. I don’t think she’ll willingly sleep with me.”
“That’s why I hired you as her bodyguard. Get to know her. She’ll fall for anyone who’s nice to her.” He sounds bitter, and I wonder for a second if she’s ever cheated on him. Of course, she hasn’t . . . she’d be dead. “I realise I’m asking a lot and it’s an odd request.”
“You’re not fucking kidding,” I mutter.
“The bottom line is, I want a child and I can’t have one. Tessa doesn’t know I can’t have children. No one knows.”
“Why me?” I ask.
“Kai tells me you’re loyal, hardworking, that you want to be someone.” I nod. “You’ve worked your arse off to get here, by my side.” I nod again. “This is your chance.”
“Hardly,” I mutter. “What happens if I agree to this? Once she’s pregnant, you won’t want me around.”
“I’ll make you head of another division.” I try to remain impassive, but this is huge. To get there, he’ll need to let me in more and show me how he runs things. “I’ll take you under my wing, show you the way and set you up in an area of your choosing.”
“How will I know you’ll stick to your word?”
“If I don’t, you can tell Tessa everything.”
“You could kill me so I don’t get the chance.”
He smiles. “I guess you’ll have to trust me. Look,” he rubs his forehead, the only sign he’s letting his guard down, “Nero, I never go back on my word, ask anyone close to me. I’m giving you my word. I can’t use any of my other men—they’re too close, and I can’t send them away after. You, I don’t know, but I have my men backing you, telling me you’re keen and loyal. I can send you away.”
* * *
“Are you fucking shitting me?” Callie screeches.
“I’m just as spun out about this as you.”
“Surely, you’re not considering it?”
“If I don’t do this, I have to walk away. He’ll never let me hang around knowing what I know.”
“I’ll never get this approved. You’ve lost your mind.”
“So, don’t approve it.”
She glares at me. “Don’t act crazy. This is our career. I’m pulling this case.”
“No. Don’t you fucking dare. This can work. We’ve come so far, it has to work.”
“Listen to yourself, Nero. This is madness. You’re losing your mind. You’ve been in there too long.”
