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“Well, I guess I’ll see you both later.”
“See you later.”
With that said, we leave, and I know even before Knight opens his mouth that he’s going to ask me about my mystery woman.
“You’ve been super quiet about this mystery girl,” he states when we reach the hallway and are out of earshot of everyone else.
“Better to be quiet until you’re certain.”
“I guess so, but you’d normally tell me more by now.”
“This is an abnormal situation.”
“Yeah, I suppose you’re right.” He nods, looking as if he agrees with my reasoning. “I’m just concerned that the deadline is getting closer. With Bastian out of the way, don’t think that Grandfather will automatically give you the position if you don’t meet his demands.”
“Believe me, I won’t make that mistake. I saw how serious he was back there. He’s shown more than once that he’ll make you work for what you want.”
“He certainly will. We’ve all had to work for what we want. And make sacrifices.”
Knight wasn’t exactly told to get married, but he did it originally because Grandfather wanted him to own Sunset Cove, a resort in the Hamptons. It belonged to Aurora, which was how they got together, but Knight had to move Heaven and Earth to meet my grandfather’s demands. In the process, he almost lost his wife.
As I stare at Knight, I think of how much he’s changed since marrying Aurora and becoming a father.
He’s been married to Aurora for eight months now. He already worshipped the ground his wife walked on, but the baby news transformed him into something else. Probably into the guy he wished our father could be.
“Don’t worry about me, Knight. I always come through.”
He smirks. “Funnily enough, you do.”
“I do.”
“Well, looks like you got everything under control. I've got back-to-back meetings until four, then I’m heading out. Aurora has a sonogram. I’m around until then, if you need me.”
“Cool. Catch you later.”
We part ways, and the moment I’m alone, River resurfaces in my mind like a forbidden fantasy I know I should forget.
The sensible thing to do is listen to her.
I should leave her alone and worry about what the hell I’m going to do about picking this mystery wife of mine.
I entertain the idea for all of one minute before I find myself planning to return to Club Edge later tonight. It’s like I’ve lost my damn mind and I’m eighteen again, planning to hook up with the girl I was warned to stay away from.
I reach the club at the same time as I did last night and seat myself in the same seat in the VIP Area.
River comes on for her performance, and we have that moment once more when she gets up to my balcony.
Tonight, she’s dressed in a spandex emerald-green leotard with sequins and diamantés splashed over it.
The look on her face when she notices me is a deadly combo of surprise and fury, but like every other man here with eyes, I allow myself the pleasure of looking at her.
Really looking and fantasying.
Unlike every fucker in here who wants her, I’m the only one who had her first.
I took the cherry between her legs.
I claimed her virgin body, made her mine, and I’d be a goddamn liar if I said I didn’t want her again.
