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“Our huge wedding.” I nod. “Big, all white, and with added fanfare. It’s a social media event now.”
He doesn’t smile. “Rose.”
“Niko.”
He sighs. “There are more people coming in now.”
“And the list?”
“I got that, with those particular names and the dates they flew in.” He pushes a hand through his hair and leans over to kiss me. “Sweet Rose, you are fucking lethal, the most innocent evil genius I know. Christ.”
“You and me, Nikolai.”
His gaze is troubled and proud. “It could go horribly wrong.”
“Yes, we’ll have fun finding out.”
He laughs. “The fucking power’s gone to your head.” He sits back and pulls the sheet off my naked body. “Turn.” I do, and he traces over my ass. “Your bruises are wild. You okay?”
“Never better.” I swallow, turning back around and running a hand over my front. “Where did you learn to wax like that?”
“YouTube.”
My mouth falls open, but he only grins. “Get dressed, Rose. Outfit’s ready. We have a lot to do before our wedding tomorrow.”
* * *
That night, he makes slow love to me. It’s vanilla, one of those rare times where everything is stripped to just us in a sweet way that’s insanely intimate. We come almost in unison, and I curl up, anxious about tomorrow.
We’re having this big, insane white wedding. Genius has posted so much shit about it, how Niko was gifted the property as a wedding present from Belucci Enterprises.
Though everything depends on the list Gianni got us and people playing into it all, my nerves are brought to heel by the sweet, dull pain in my ass when I move, and Nikolai’s soft, gentle touch as he holds me. Against the odds, I fall into a deep sleep, empty of monsters.
* * *
I can’t calm myself down. The dress looks good, and Genius spent ages doing my hair, posting pics of us on Instagram and every other platform. This wedding is live. It’s known. It’s been watched. Guests post, too, and it’s pretty much exactly what Niko hates.
“Woah.” Rush stops as he comes into the room, looking like a good girl’s secret crush. “Hotness alert. Niko’s gonna fucking lose his shit. Dude looks all bad ass and cool, but when it comes to you, he’s putty. You look like a goddess. Ow!”
“Shut the fuck up, Rush, or I swear I’ll murder you in your sleep,” Nikolai says after punching him hard in the arm.
Genius goes white, and Rush grins. “I love you, too.”
Nikolai looks at Garcia and Tony, then at Genius. “One last photo?”
She nods. As he moves to me, he takes the white rose bouquet that I might be a little in love with from my hands and kisses me.
The kiss melts everything, and time stands still as he smiles at me.
“Hey, I said got it.” Genius’s voice shatters our moment.
Nikolai sighs, handing the bouquet to my friend. “Rush, take her. Mia will see to the rest.” He looks at me. “Ready?”
I nod, and soon, it’s just us. We get the signal. Guests have arrived.
Then, all the shit in the world goes down.
Chapter17
