Page 41 of Brazen Obsession

He chuckles. “Just me. It’s curious that your girl is friends with Madison Harris who is in a similar relationship.”

“What can I say? It takes a lot to fulfill my princess’s needs.” I hate small talk, but I’ve perfected it to not give away anything.

Sebastian knows this about me, so why is he fishing? What does he hope to find out?

“How’s Leah and Elijah?” I ask. Unlike Tom, I didn’t leave the people I care about unprotected. Sebastian’s team made sure they didn’t need anything or have any problems while I was gone. Not that anyone in our circle knows who they are or how they’re connected to me. But Sebastian does.

“They’re good. The boy was upset you weren’t at his games.” Sebastian watches me carefully.

“It couldn’t be helped.” I run a hand through my hair. I hate missing his games. “He’ll understand.”

“You need us to stay on them?” He arches an eyebrow.

“Until Alexander is taken care of, yes.”

“You putting out a hit?” His words are curious, not judgmental.

“Nah. We need him to clean up what Peter left behind.” I sigh. “We need him to be secure in his new position.”

“Your boy isn’t willing to give up the Mafia princess to make him king?” Sebastian gives me a knowing smile.

“No.”

“So what’s it going to be, blackmail or bribery? Both can have a limited shelf life.” He glances at me as he takes a drink.

He’s not wrong. Natasha seems to think Alexander will be willing to walk away with the keys to the kingdom and a handshake that she and her heirs won’t come for it. But that’s not the way our world works.

Someone will want to use her to gain power if we don’t do this carefully. Either her or her child, and I can’t let that happen. Because as much as Sara’s angry at her brother, she still loves him and doesn’t want him hurt.

“If we find something, do you have anything to sweeten the pot?” I ask Sebastian.

“Maybe.”

Fuck, how much will this cost me? “What do you want in return?”

Sebastian smiles and downs the rest of his drink before setting the empty glass on the counter. “I’m sure we can come to some sort of arrangement.”

Chapter 14

Discovery

Dante

It took almost every night this week, but finally we have our own rooms and bathrooms set up. A pair of rooms are on either side of the living space we’ve created on the third floor. Each of the two sets of bedrooms share a bathroom between them.

Drew got stuck sharing a side with Finn, which will inevitably lead to Finn sneaking in while Drew has Sara in his bed. But that’s their issue to work out. Probably for the best, Drew seems the most willing to share.

Sara walks into my room and sits on the edge of the bed. “What are we going to do on the weekends?”

I smile as she plucks at the comforter. Actually, my old bed. The new one is down in the primary bedroom.

“You really want to sleep all together all the time, pip?” I arch an eyebrow at her. It probably works for her, but waking up to a guy next to me every morning isn’t on the top of my priority list. However, I do like it when I wake up next to Sara.

She gives a shrug and meets my eyes. “I don’t see a problem with it.”

“Drew’s already got a guy in there measuring to turn one of the guest bedrooms into another bathroom for the primary suite.” I sit down next to her and she tips her chin up to look into my eyes. “I don’t mind us all sleeping together, but I want you to myself sometimes. Besides, sleeping separately will be better for our workweek. Less chaos in the morning.”

She pouts but she knows I’m right. And I’m not the only one craving alone time with Sara.