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Orlando stiffened beside me. I cast a quick glance and barely shook my head. A sly smile curved his lips. Ant was going to be busy on babysitting duties.
“My daughter, Deidre,” Elise said, introducing us. “Mr. Bruno and his brother.”
“Orlando,” my brother said, disarming her with a smile. He took her hand, brought it to his lips, and kissed her knuckles.
Deidre blushed, slipped her hand from Orlando’s, and coquettishly shifted from her right foot to her left.
“Where’s your sister?” Elise asked.
“I can’t imagine you’re impatient,” she said to me. “You’ve waited two years. What’s ten more minutes?”
“Deidre,” her mother snapped.
A laugh rumbled from Orlando.
Those dark-fringed eyes sparked with mischief. “Perfection can’t be rushed.”
“I’ll see what’s keeping her.” Elise spun toward the door. A harsh exhale rushed past her lips. “Excuse me.”
A stunning auburn-haired woman entered the room wearing a black dress that could send a man to his knees. Fucking hell. My gaze raced over her illegal curves and skated over the provocative swell of her tits.
Red painted her full lips, and black lined her smoky eyes. With a soft flip of her head, her hair floated over her shoulder, draping her back in curls I could envision twined around my fist.
“Was she worth the wait?” The young girl’s voice cut through the dangerous fog of lust rolling through me.
“Excuse me?”
“My sister, your fiancée?” A triumphant gleam sparked in her eyes.
This was Allegra? Heat slipped beneath my skin. I lifted my drink, the ice clinking in the empty glass.
Orlando leaned into me. “I think you need another drink.”
I handed the glass to Orlando but couldn’t tear my gaze away from the woman. Elise gripped her arm. With a rigid spine and narrowed gaze, she leaned into Allegra, whispering into her ear.
Allegra’s gaze connected with mine. This wasn’t the young, bashful girl I’d met five years ago. She boldly focused on my face, daring me with her eyes. An answering response had my cock thickening. Even from thirty feet away, her hazel irises sparked with a fire, and I felt the heat burning in my gut.
Elise continued to speak with lips pulled tight.
Allegra’s gaze snapped to her mother. She shook her head and attempted to free herself from her mother’s grasp. However, Elise continued to clasp her hand around Allegra’s upper arm, pushing her toward the door.
“Excuse me,” I said and stepped away from Orlando and Deidre.
“We’ll get you another drink,” Orlando said.
“No, let’s watch. I’m not missing the entertainment.” Deidre’s animated voice faded as I crossed the room with purposeful strides.
I approached. Elise’s harsh tone sent a lick of fire through my blood. I hadn’t spoken to Allegra in five years, wouldn’t have recognized her outside of this room, yet the flare of possessiveness burned through me.
“Do you wish to be his whore or his wife? You disrespectful—” Elisa snapped her mouth closed. “Mr. Bruno,” she stammered. “I’m sure you remember Allegra.”
“If you’ll allow me a moment with my fiancée.”
Elise’s fingers slipped from Allegra’s arm. “Of course. Dinner will be served in a few minutes.”
“Allegra?” I held out one hand, indicating the direction I wished to take her. My other hand slid onto the sexy sway of her lower back. The touch ran awareness from my fingertips into my groin. My gut clenched, my balls heated, and my cock did another slow stretch behind the zipper of my trousers.
She moved with sleek sophistication. As soon as we stepped into the quiet corridor, she shifted away from me.
