“Why the fuck would you ask me that?”
“Because she’s a beautiful woman and you haven’t taken her yet. I would love to know what you’re missing.”
I shoot to my feet. “You come into my home. I offer to make a deal with you, which will not just benefit me, but benefit you too. And you ask me if you can fuck my wife? Why in the world would you think I would allow that?”
“Because your wife told me herself that you haven’t taken her. It was clear on her face that she wants a man to fuck her good.”
“You’re making a mockery out of me. You never wanted to make a deal, did you? You wanted to come to my home and humiliate me and my wife.”
Giovanni raises his hands in surrender. “I will make a deal with you, Nico. I know you need the help since you were almost killed by one of your guards. But I will only offer my help if you give me your wife for one night?”
“Get out,” I seethe. “Before I kill you right here and right now. An act of mercy if you will. Leave.”
“I will. But you’re missing out on something great. We could have more power than you could imagine. All you have to do is one little sacrifice.”
“I will not give Sasha to you. So go.”
Giovanni leaves with a huff like what I just said was unreasonable when he’s the one who gave me an unreasonable request.
“Are you sure about this?” Adrien asks me.
I stare at him like he’s fucking stupid. And he is for asking me something so ludicrous.
“Giovanni could mean a lot of power,” he continues.
“When you have a wife you care for and would kill for, come back to me and tell me if you would give her up for any man to fuck, and then we can talk. Now leave. I’m tired of seeing you too.”
Adrien walks away without a fight but I can tell I’ve upset him. His ego can deal.
Right now, I need to go talk to my wife and get answers. If she told Giovanni about our sexual activities, then I’m going to have to spank her.
Chapter Twelve
Sasha
Nico storms into our bedroom, slamming the door shut behind him. I come out of the walk-in closet where I changed into a silk nightgown. Seeing the slightly crazed look in his eyes makes me wish I still had my full length dress on. At least that would have offered me a tiny bit of protection from Nico.
“What is it?” I whisper.
“Did you tell Giovanni that we haven’t fucked yet?”
I blanche. “I… I didn’t mean to tell him. But he cornered me in the hallway and it accidently slipped out.”
“What do you mean he cornered you?” Nico slowly stalks towards me, his gaze making it impossible for me to move.
“Exactly how I said it. He was asking me questions I didn’t like. I felt uncomfortable.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“When? At the dinner party in front of him? I wanted to keep my head down for once. You want him as a business partner and I didn’t want to say anything to ruin that. So I stayed quiet. Did he say something?”
“He wants you.”
Nico’s simple blunt statement makes me rock back on my heels. “He what?”
“He wants you for one night. Only then will he agree to be partners with me.”
I stare at Nico warily. “And what did you say?”
