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"Are you going to tell her?"
I sigh. "Tell her what?"
"What you do? Who you are underneath." He grins. "The beast everyone loves."
Ciro loves to gas me up. He doesn't know my plan for my dear wife after she gives me what I need, but some things are better left unsaid.
"I don't think it matters to her who I really am off this island."
"But why the mask?"
I tap my finger on the handmade plastic one I'm wearing. He means why isshewearing a mask. "I don't know. Like I said, she's probably mocking me or some shit."
He snorts. "I doubt it. Pissing you off wouldn't help her cause."
Trust me, she does a good job pissing me off. But I don't tell him that. What I do or say with Lillith is my business and no one else's.
He takes a seat in front of my desk. Ciro is honestly the only friend I can trust and count on. The rest only care for what I can provide or give them. I decide to give a little.
"I don't know, Ciro. She keeps to herself most of the day and wears the mask when she’s out of her room."
"Those eyes, dude. I wonder what she looks like underneath. Everything else is…perfect."
I tighten my jaw because as innocent as his comment about Lillith is, I can't help the feeling that creeps up every time someone mentions how attractive she is, and she's wearing a fucking mask.
"Please don't talk about her. I'm not interested in the bitches this island produces. I'm only interested in what she can give me so I can keep up my image."
"You want a kid. That's…crazy, but I get it. You need to make sure they think you are one of them. Are you going to show her what you look like?" he teases.
I throw an empty jump drive at him, and he dodges it, laughing.
Every muscle in my face tightens when I think about the injury I sustained on the right side of my face. Injuries that people from the City of God look down upon and find hideous.
"Eventually."
I hear a tap on the door, and I watch Ciro turn around to see Blair and her friend Sarah standing at the threshold. He looks back at me and smiles, giving me a wink. "I guess I better get going. I have to take care of the shipments," he says, backing up toward the door. Blair and Sarah smile when he passes.
Blair brazenly walks inside my office and presses the button to the automatic door. She turns around and sashays toward the side of the desk while Sarah leans on the edge. Her skirt rides up, exposing her fishnet stockings.
I look up at the clock. 6:19 p.m.
"I have to get going. Blair, you can't just show up at my house whenever you want."
I give them access by way of a solar-powered boat docked on the edge of the island. It’s why I chose to live here as my main home because I have direct access to and from the mainland. She takes a risk bringing Sarah with her on her own, but Blair likes to push the limit.
I care about Blair. Her parents were poor, and she was taking odd jobs in the city when I met her at one of the races. She needed to make money, so I brought her into my circle. She handles the requests for needed products, and I pay her so she can support her mother and father. She also doesn't mind the mask on or off.
I watch her lips form a pout. "Is it because of her that I can't?"
She’s referring to Lillith. My team knows why Lillith is here and that I have to marry and produce an heir.
"That's part of it."
She inches closer and stands between my legs. Her dark hair falls like a curtain on my desk as she leans back, exposing her stomach with her belly piercing. Blair is not what they would call beautiful but exotic. She doesn't have classic features. Her top lip is smaller than the bottom. Her eyes are a deep brown, and her breasts are smaller than I normally like, but she is good in bed. It is also a plus that she likes to bring a friend once in a while, like Sarah.
I think it’s her way to keep me entertained. Blair's somewhat of a close friend that I care about, and we have fun, but that's where it ends–where it has to end.
"Are you going to forget about me once you’re married? You know that doesn't mean things have to change," she purrs.
