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“You can put the gun down, sweetheart. She didn’t have the guts to pull the trigger herself.”
My eyes whipped over to the front door and I saw Char hobble out. She propped herself up against the doorway and I rushed to her, taking her into my arms. I peppered kisses along her neck. I kissed her cheek until she giggled with delight. And when I captured her lips with my own, Rosana groaned.
“God, that’s gross.”
I cupped Char’s cheek. “Are you all right? What did she do to you?”
Char giggled. “It’s more like what I did to her.”
Rosana clicked her tongue. “She took the damn gun from my hand and smacked me with it.”
Pride rose in my chest. “Good woman, that’s what you are.”
Char beamed with pride. “She’s strong, you gotta at least give her that.”
Rosana snapped and pointed at her. “Same goes for that one. Most girls would’ve already killed themselves by now.”
And while I never thought I’d see the day, it seemed as if someone on this planet had earned the respect of my wife.
Well, soon-to-be-ex-wife, anyway.
21
Charlotte
I looked over at Rosana.“I think you can go now.”
Rosana stood. “Yeah, yeah. I’m getting out of here. It’s all weird with feelings and shit over here anyway. Not really my style.”
Teo chuckled. “Oh, and before you go, I want you to know something.”
Rosana faced him. “Yes?”
Teo stalked over to her. “The next time you step foot on my property, I will have you arrested.”
She blinked. “What? No killing?”
Teo slid his hands into his pockets, which was a move I knew all too well. It was his tell, you see. If he felt himself getting so emotionally involved that he thought his hands might disrupt the conversation in any way, he stuck them down into his pockets to take them out of play. He did it in this suave little manner that made him look laid-back and nonchalant.
But, to me? It was a tell of his strong prowess and his ability to take down anyone in front of him.
“I won’t just have you arrested, though, Rosana. Your father, too. You might have dirt on my family and inner workings of my empire, but understand that it works both ways. I’ve got at least fifteen different files on your father I’m more than willing to hand over should you ever think about coming back here again.”
Rosana narrowed her eyes. “You wouldn’t dare.”
Teo lifted his chin. “Try me, and see. But, when it’s all said and done and you and your father are sharing a jail cell, how long do you think the two of you will survive before the men you turned on and put there will take you both out?”
Her nostrils flared. “Very well. You have my word I won’t step foot onto the property.”
Teo nodded. “Oh, and one more thing.”
Rosana groaned. “What? You want my soul, too?”
“Nah, it’s too dark. Doesn’t go with the décor of the house.”
I had to stifle a bit of laughter at that one and Rosana didn’t even have the balls to look at me. Which I found particularly interesting.
“What I want is for you to stay out of this,” Teo said.
