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“The only person in this room is my second.” Nico’s tone loses some of its hostility. “I trust him with my life, and my sister’s, if she were still here. So let’s cut the bullshit and tell me why the fuck you’re talking to me about Liliana.”
West runs a hand over the thick stubble on his jaw. “Well, Lily lives with us. She’s my…” His tongue darts out to moisten his lips. “Ourgirlfriend.”
Nico frowns, his eyes bouncing between whoever’s in the room with him and the camera. “What the fuck does that have to do with me?”
I shoot West a look, telling him to tread carefully.
“We both know the answer to that. We want to discuss a solution to the problem that Lily faces. The reason she can’t be who she’s supposed to be.”
He looks offscreen again, then returns his attention to us. “So, you’re both dating her?”
Glancing at each other, we nod.
Nico frowns. “Prove it.”
How the hell are we supposed to do that? I could grab a pair of her panties from the bedroom, but what would that prove? And why did my mind go straight there?
Fortunately, West isn’t thinking with his dick. He grabs his phone and pulls up a selfie of the four of us smiling at the camera. He holds it to the screen, and Nico’s eyes soften. “We love her, Nico. We’d do anything to protect her. Anything.”
“As would I.”
“So, are you up for meeting with us to discuss how we might keep her safe? You know, in the long term?”
Lily’s brother releases a heavy sigh. “If you’re talking about getting rid of my father…” I’m sure I notice the corners of his mouth curling up ever so slightly. “Then I’m all in.”
Yeah, I think I’m gonna like this guy.
ChapterSixty-Five
XANDER
“So, you’re sure we can trust this guy?” I ask, pacing West’s office and chewing on a hangnail.
“Well, we’re about to find out,” West says, shooting me a look that warns me to stop fidgeting, and I will as soon as Lily’s brother gets here. Security called a few minutes ago to let us know he was in the building. But for now, it’s worrying and pacing time.
Zeke grunts.
West sighs. “Will you both fucking relax?”
I stop pacing. “You know Zeke has no chill.”
West arches one eyebrow. “And you?”
“I’m just hungry.” My stomach growls to prove my point.
Zeke rolls his eyes. “You’re always hungry.”
I perch on the edge of West’s desk. “Well, I could barely eat my second bagel this morning because I fuckinghatelying to Lily, and you two fuckers know it.”
Zeke strides across the office until he’s standing right in front of me. “Which is why we didn’t tell you about our meeting with Nico until we had to.”
“Besides, we’re not lying,” West adds.
“Sure feels like we are,” I mutter.
West shoots Zeke a look, and before I can ask what it’s about, Zeke is sliding his arms inside my suit jacket. With a rough grip on my waist, he yanks me close and runs his teeth over my throat. “How the fuck do you stay in such good shape when you eat two bagels every day for breakfast?”
I hiss a breath. “Stop trying to distract me. It won’t work.”
