Page 119 of Brazen Obsession

“Finn.” Dante’s voice makes Finn flinch.

“Fuck,” Finn whispers before stepping away from me and straightening his cuffs. “Yes?”

As if Dante interrupted a business meeting.

“We’ve already put him off a week.” Dante looks me up and down in the gold dress I’m wearing. His pale blue eyes are heated when they meet mine, boiling my insides. I’m pretty sure I can convince them both to take me tonight.

Finn sighs. He takes my hand and we head downstairs to meet the others. Tom and Natasha come up at the last minute before we need to get in the car. Tom’s arm is still in a sling, but he’s started physical therapy to help increase his mobility.

He gives me a smile as we head out. “You ready for this?”

I think about Colin Lawson. He’s this hard Mafia boss, but I’ve seen the hope he has when he looks at his son. It’s not hope Finn will take over, but hope to repair their relationship.

“Yeah. At least we weren’t taken from bed this time.” I glance up at Tom and see his cheeks flush red.

“Pretty sure I lost a year off my life with that invasion. That was terrifying.”

“Yup. So this should be easier.” I pat his good arm.

Dante pulls me into his side as we walk down the steps. Drew holds open the door. The extended car can fit the five of us comfortably. Tom and Natasha will take another.

The guys talk about a baseball game on the drive. Once we arrive, Finn takes my hand and pulls me into his side in the driveway.

“My dad, so tonight you’re my girl.” Finn brushes his lips against my temple as he leads me in.

There are plenty of worse things to be than Finn’s girl.

Colin greets us at the door with a huge “Finnigan!”

Finn’s eyes roll as he takes his father’s hand. Colin pulls me into a hug. I hug him back because without him we might still be trying to figure out how to neutralize Alexander Petrov.

When he releases me, there’s a twinkle in his eyes. “You’re the best thing that could have happened to my son.”

“Thank you. He’s the best thing to happen to me.”

He squeezes my arms and turns to greet everyone else. I step in close to Finn and wrap my arm around his waist. When he drops his gaze to mine, I ask softly, “Are you okay?”

He rubs his knuckle along my jawline and smiles. “Yeah, flower. I’m good.”

Two months later

Dante walks silently behind me as I’m figuring out where my classes for the semester are. He carries my bag of books. Most of my books for class are electronic, but I found some other books in the store I wanted. Every time I put one back, Dante casually added it to the basket.

I stopped touching the ones I was only curious about.

“You’re going to have Brandon pick you up during the school day.” Dante hasn’t let up on his “protocol” to keep me safe.

I roll my eyes but he can’t see me. Besides, the only one who punishes me for eye rolls is Wyatt. A smile spreads on my lips. My ass aches from Wyatt teaching me not to roll my eyes last night. He’s going to have to get more inventive with his punishments if he’s going to get me to stop misbehaving.

“Sara?”

I turn at Dante’s voice and find his eyes narrowed on me. “Yes, Brandon will pick me up and take me home or to the office or to my friends. Wherever I choose to go.”

I arch an eyebrow because we’ve negotiated this point. He wanted me to be delivered to wherever he was. He shakes his head and takes a deep breath.

“I just worry, pip.” The words are soft. We’ve talked about the kidnapping. Even had a therapist talk to us and help us find a way back to normal. At least somewhat normal. But I’ve been with him almost all the time, and now we’re not going to see each other as much.

I close in on him and wrap my arms around his waist, resting my head against his heart. “I know, boss.”