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He opens the door for me, and I sink into the buttery leather. I love this car. It’s comfortable and fast, and we’ve had sex in it more times than I can count. I’m almost trained to get horny when I sit in this vehicle, and that thought makes me smile.
Carson joins me and then drives down the Strip from the little chapel we got married in and pulls into the garage at Rapture, Rome’s adult club. He’s run this for a few years now, and it’s only becoming more and more popular.
While Carson would never allow anyone to see me while we have sex—he’s way too possessive for that—we’ve spent a lot of time here with the others, hanging out in the lounge and taking advantage of the private rooms.
“You want to go to Rapture right now?” I ask.
“No. We’re just parking here.”
He pushes out of the car and walks around to open my door, and with my hand firmly in his, he leads me out to the front sidewalk and past the Rapture building to the one just next door.
He stops on the sidewalk and turns me to face the building, his hands on my shoulders and his lips in my hair.
“I bought it,” he says.
“You bought this resort?” I blink rapidly and turn to look up at him.
“I did. It’s ours. It needs to be renovated, and Rome and I are going to add a skybridge between the two buildings because we plan to share customers, so it’s a couple of years away from being fully operational, but it’s ours.”
“Ours.”
He frowns down at me. “In case you missed it, you’re my wife. Everything I have is yours, down to the shoes on my feet and the heart in my chest. Whatever you want from now until your last breath is yours.”
“Wow, you’re a romantic.”
He snorts and kisses my forehead. “Don’t tell the guys, they’ll give me shit for the rest of my life. I’m not sure what to call it.”
I turn back and look up at the grand building. It has to be sixty floors high. The fountains out front are empty, but they could be pretty, especially at night. I can picture gardens and lights and plenty of people.
“It’s a casino, shopping mall, and hotel,” he continues. “It’ll be excellent for cleaning money and covering all kinds of shit.”
I nod slowly. As the daughter of a made man, I’ve been part of the Mafia since I was born. My father doesn’t fill me in on what he does, but it’s no secret to me that Carson and the others are part of that world. Julian’s father is the head of the Greek Mafia and is my father’s boss.
But Carson and his brothers have plans, and they’re smart, ruthless, and strong enough to run this city sooner rather than later. I can’t wait for them to take over. Julian’s father isn’t a good boss, and I know that my husband and the others will be incredible when it’s their turn at the helm.
We’ll all be better off for it. Well, everyone except anyone who tries to cross them, that is.
“King of Spades,” I say with absolute certainty. “That’s what you’ll call it.”
“Okay, tell me why.”
I take a deep breath and lean back against my husband as we both stare at what could be. “Because that suit means power. Strength. It’s a high-ranking suit, and I know that it won’t be long before you and the guys are running this city together. It’s perfect.”
He turns me around and frames my face in his big, strong hands. I love it when he looks at me like this. Like I’m the girl of his dreams and the most precious person in the world.
Like I’m his life.
“You’re so fucking smart,” he says softly. “And you’ll be a part of this from day one.”
“I hate to break it to you, but I’m a nurse. I don’t know anything about business.”
“You know me,” he replies simply, as if that’s enough to rule the world right next to him. “And I know that there isn’t anything we can’t do together. As long as I have you, Sunshine, nothing else matters.”
He gives me butterflies every single day. Yes, he’s ruthless, and I know he does things that would make others see him as a bad person.
But this man worships me. I’ve never felt more loved, more protected, more alive than I do when I’m with him.
“It’s going to be an amazing life,” I whisper against his lips.
