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“That’s because I am.” I’m not going to pussyfoot around this subject anymore.
“I haven’t stepped down.”
“You will.”
His reply to that is a smirk and another nod. Acceptance. “Gem’s father wants her to take over Boston, and she will. By my side.”
“Are you with her for—”
“You fucking taking the piss?” Casper says, his tone acerbic. “I love that woman.”
“Good.”
“Good?”
“Yes, good. I’d hate to break that ugly mug of yours for being a cunt.”
Usually, something like that would make him laugh or flip me off, but instead, his eyes narrow and lips thin. “Since when do you care who I see or don’t? Or if I’m using—”
“You hurt Aurora, and that affects Aliana.” Shrugging, I begin to undo the button of my right sleeve and roll it up to my elbow, then repeat with the other. “I won’t allow that.”
It clicks where I’ve been, and his hand comes up to scratch his jaw. The tosser hasn’t shaved in days, it seems. “My offer is to help her. She can take it or leave it, but I’d still move here for her.”
“You don’t think she’ll relocate to the U.K.?”
“Not when the Conte House is here. She’d never abandon her mother’s legacy.”
“She’d still be leaving Chicago.” Aliana didn’t reject my desire to move across the ocean with me. My Venus smiled, more than likely unaware of the act, but she did, and that’s all that matters.
“We’re talking from a few states away to across the ocean. It’d be easier to relocate the office here and just expand locations, something I know she wants to do.”
“That’s very true.” My mobile buzzes in my trouser pocket, but I ignore it for now. “Think she’ll turn down his offer?”
“No. She won’t.” Casper closes his eyes and leans his head back. A small frown on his face. “That woman has a huge, yet fragile heart, and it bites her in the arse at times. This is one of those instances, and her father is close to having her cave.”
“You think he’ll go for it?”
The smirk is back as he shrugs while looking at me through slits. “Fucker has no choice.”
At that, I throw my head back and laugh. He means it. He’d kill him if he had to for Aurora. Sobering a bit, I hold a fist out for him, which he bumps with his. It’s a gesture we’ve always done over the years right before celebrating or eliminating an enemy. “When do you want to make the announcement? Our clientele needs to be informed of the change in management, Casper. I’m not you, and things will run a bit differently.”
“They all know and have dealt with you in the past.”
“You still had the final call. Not anymore.”
He’s pensive for a moment, a flash of pain crossing his features. “As soon as I’ve burned Mum’s killer alive.”
“Aye.” That’s more than fair. I would’ve insisted on it. “Now, as for our visit—”
“Gaspar’s meeting with Rubens, isn’t he?”
“He is.”
“Personal or business, Callum?”
“Personal.”
“Then let’s go ruin their night, boss.”
