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‘I need you to show me you’ll be a good fit. That I can trust you to look after my Nicole and my business going forward. I’m not naïve enough to believe that you and her can keep things mostly separate. It’s not how life works.’
‘Nicole is intent on marrying me, whether you see me as a good fit or otherwise.’
Tony grinned and swirled the amber liquid in his glass. ‘But I know that what you really want is access to my connections. For that, it’s me you need to sweeten up.’
I sat back and ran a hand over my face, my eyes burning with exhaustion as I mulled over his words. His connections were what I was agreeing to the union for, and he knew it. He had me by the fucking balls and there was little I could do to get around it.
‘What’s the job?’
‘Don’t worry, nothing too grisly. I need you to get chummy with Alfie Rosenhall at his estate up north. Rosenhall Estate. You’ll have heard of it.’
Not only had I heard of it, I’d been there numerous times. Never for business, always for pleasure.
‘I’ve heard of it.’
‘Good, well, you’ll know that Alfie runs it. He’s been a tricky wee bugger to get hold of and he’s due me a significant payment for our last deal still. I don’t want to go in guns blazing and kill the little fucker, but I want him to get the message.’
‘You want me to go extract a payment for you? It’s a little below my paygrade.’
‘Mmm, you’ve met him. You know what he’s like. Charm works better than offensive, and unfortunately I have little charm to give.’ Tony slid an envelope across the table. ‘Some spending money and your invitation to attend.’
Rosenhall was a playground for sexual deviants. Hardly the place you sent your future son-in-law.
‘What about Nicole? Do you think she’ll like her dad sending me to a sex soaked paradise?’ I left the envelope where it sat, holding off on agreeing to anything.
‘My boy, I’m not stupid enough to think she’d give a rat’s ass about where you’re sticking your cock. See it as a wedding gift from me to you. A last romp amongst a bevy of women before you settle down. We all know the two of you aren’t a love match.’ He downed the rest of his drink before standing. ‘I know the rumours about my daughter and her bodyguard well enough, Logan.’
‘Yet, you let it go on?’
Tony gave a wan smile before shrugging. ‘All I want is for her to be happy. I’ll do whatever it takes to see my baby girl smile.’
An hour later, after I’d had time for a scalding shower and a burger from room service, I lay in bed and listened to the city din below.
Cars zipped along the road, fewer as the night sank into the early hours. Drunken groups of young folk yelled and laughed as they tumbled out of bars along the busy street, while the occasional siren wailed from afar.
It wasn’t long before I noticed another noise, a rhythmic knocking coming from the wall which connected my suite to Nicole’s.
And a moan.
Multiple moans.
I groaned as I pulled a pillow over my head. The last thing I needed was to listen to my future wife getting it on with her man.
The pillow couldn’t drown out the racket that built next door, the moans increasing until they reached a crescendo.
So much for discretion.
Well, two could play that game.
It looked like a trip to Rosenhall was exactly what I needed.
I’d rid myself of my blue balls and thrust Valentina out of my head, knowing that my abstinence of late was likely the driver for my need for her.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
VALENTINA
There he was.
