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Tonight, I knew it was on purpose but that didn’t take anything away from the salacious act.
She was the perfect submissive in every way.
“Delicious. Just like you,” I told her, scooping up even more of the incredible cheese.
“Compliments won’t get you out of telling me what is really going on. So, spill it or you’ll wear the rest of the jam.”
She was giving me far too many sinful ideas. “Yes, my father has evidently been receiving threats for a couple of months. I had to force that out of him just now.”
“Any idea who?”
“None.”
“But you think it’s from my father?”
I took a deep breath. “At first, yes. But as your father has likely told you, our respective companies didn’t get where they were without enemies or threats.”
“True, but my father has been receiving them as well. It’s rattled him. No, he didn’t confide in me but so much. As with everything else, I’m required to pry the information.”
That was surprising. “Interesting. I wonder if it’s from a smaller firm. Any idea what kind of threats?”
She chewed on another strawberry as she shook her head. “My father must be like yours, keeping as much to himself as possible.”
“Yes, which is what gave my father a heart attack and he almost died. Stress will do that to you.”
Her eyes opened wide. “I’m sorry. That must have been rough.”
“Yeah, but it gave him a new outlook on life. I think that was good.”
“Mmmm… So, this deal you’re talking about. You want us to go into business together. Don’t you?”
I had to give the woman credit. She was thinking outside the box. “If it was, what would you think about it?”
She mulled the thought as she twisted her wineglass. “I don’t know what to think, Valerio. In truth, my father even threatened me that if I didn’t return to work with him, I could kiss my chances at getting my own bakery goodbye in the city. That shocked me.”
“I’ll bet. Don’t worry. My father issued an ultimatum of his own and one I laughed at. At least at first.”
“They’re both nervous.”
“They are. It’s unusual for my father.”
“Mine too. I’ll need to give it some thought but I doubt I could convince my father to get into bed with an enemy.”
I took a few seconds to grab a strawberry, easing it toward her luscious mouth. “Open for me, cupcake.”
She smirked at first then obeyed. Goddamn it. Even the way she took a bite was sexy as hell. This woman… While she was chewing, I took the opportunity to drop the entire bombshell. I might as well get it all out in the open.
“I’m not just talking about making an alliance in business, my sweet and delectable cupcake. I’m also talking about something more… permanent.”
“What’s that?” she said with her mouth still partially full but there was intrigue in her eyes.
I folded my arms, leaning as far across the table as possible. “You’re going to marry me.”
CHAPTER 22
Selena
The entire world had just imploded. Or maybe in this case, it should explode. I know my mind had, my jaw slackened and my mouth open. Boy, I could only imagine what kind of insects I’d catch down in the islands. I also sensed I’d reached for my wine, trying to find something to buy me time or maybe courage.
