“You should have come to the hotel. We could have spent the night there if you wanted.”
“Are you sure that’s okay?”
“I have a suite available for me.”
“No offense, but I don’t want your special rooms.”
“Baby girl, I thought I made myself clear that you’re my only one.”
“You said you had no mistresses, but you don’t need mistresses for one-night stands or quickies.”
“Well, I’m telling you now. You don’t have to worry one bit. No doubt those rooms are for when I work too damn hard or I pull too many hours.” I pull her into my arms so she’s resting on my chest. “Look at me. Don’t worry. I love you, and I don’t want you to be upset.”
“Are you too tired for me?” she asks.
I chuckle. “Never.” I flip her onto her back and show her that she’s my only one.
****
“Hey, Milo, it’s been one damn long week since you’ve been on business. I’m starting to wonder if your ass was intentionally avoiding me.”
“Ha-ha. Nah, brother. Not at all. I have acquired two more offers for the European hotels, but I need to go over them with both you and my father. I’m not making any moves withoutyou two.” He takes a seat in front of my desk. “So I’m guessing you want to talk about you and my sister, right?”
“Yeah.”
“I hope you haven’t fucked it up already because I’m going to have to kill you.”
“Everything is wonderful. I’m just trying to see if we’re cool,” I say.
“As long as my sister is happy, I’m good.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, I’ve never even seen you with a woman, so the fact that you want to marry my sister means you’ve learned a lot from our parents. Good luck, because she learned a lot too, which means she’s used to being a princess.”
“I know, and I’m prepared.”
“Good. Now, how about we get out of here and speak to my dad about the deals, because I need some sleep?”
“Works for me.” We head out of my office and walk down to my godfather’s office. With that problem down, I’m feeling great about my relationship. All I have to do is keep an eye on the families. So far, they haven’t made any moves, and it looks like they’re not interested. At first, I thought there was about to be trouble, but maybe I overestimated their intentions.
I’m not letting this go, though. No, not until I’m certain that the threat is gone. Any sign of weakness on our part means that they’ll strike. Several times over the years there have been attempts at hostile takeovers and knocks on the door by the Feds with RICO questions over the years.
Now they’re trying to connect themselves by marriage; that isn’t happening because she is mine—forever.
Chapter Ten
Elsa
“Have a good day, beautiful,” Miles whispers against my throat as he slides up behind me. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this rush that I’ve longed for since I was barely a teen.
Spinning around in his arms, I look up at him and love the fact that he didn’t have time to shave this morning. I caress his scruffy jaw. “I’ll try, but since someone made me so sore, I’m having a hard time walking.”
He pulls me in so I can feel just why I ache. “You can always skip class.”
“No, you know I can’t,” I huff, gently pushing away from him enough to get some distance from his dangerously tempting cock. He’s not serious, but the lecherous look in his eyes tells me that he’d gladly play hooky with me.
He sighs and then smiles. “It’s fine. I have to work anyway. Let me walk you out,” he says, taking my book bag and slinging it over his shoulder. “Fuck, Princess. This thing is ridiculous. You shouldn’t be carrying this.”
