Page 62 of Obsessed Alphas: Volume Two

“Please tell me it wasn’t at a strip club or something like that.”

I need to earn brownie points with him even if it’s going to get me in the doghouse. “No. She was drinking at a pub I own when some asshole tried to steal her wallet and then after we began talking, I learned she walked there from her hotel all alone. I nearly lost my mind. Let’s just say I added my men to her detail.”

“That’s what my men said. I was worried you kidnapped her.”

“I might have considered the idea once or twice, but that’s after she thought I was married.”

“What? So she was under the same assumption.”

“Yeah, but it wasn’t something she read. Gloria saw me talking to my sister-in-law in town and Siobhan kissed my cheek goodbye before going shopping.”

“Ah,” he says, taking another drink.

I add, “And she’s pregnant.”

“Oh, so you looked like a fucking pig.” I nod and top off our drinks before we head to the sofas.

I sit down with a sigh. “Exactly. I had to chase her down at the airport, which is what your men saw a part of, and all of this was after my father’s funeral. Let’s just say my mood had been a fucking rollercoaster.”

“I’m truly sorry about your father. It was hard when I lost mine and it’s never easy even when you expect it. So are you planning to keep my daughter here forever?”

“No. No. I promised her that we’d go back and forth.”

“That’s good because Gloria says the food’s shit here.”

I laugh hard as hell. “That’s our Gloria.”

“What about your businesses here?”

“Although I own many, I don’t operate them, so I only have quarterly calls to figure out and strategize when necessary. It’s rare that I have to step in and manage them personally.”

“Good. Gloria deserves attention. With two girls, it’s hard to give them equal amounts of attention.”

“Gloria loves her sister though and can’t wait to introduce Aria to an Irish boy when she reaches the right age.”

“To be frankly honest, I think someone’s already stolen Aria’s young heart.”

My brows shoot up because she’s only fifteen. “And you allow her to date?”

“Hell no. I know how boys are at that age, but it only just happened on the way to the airport. The Don of another family and I stopped and had a brief conversation. Aria happened to see his son who didn’t notice her sitting in the backseat through the tinted windows. Although she saw him and hasn’t stopped mooning about him even though denying it when we ask. On the flight here she said his name in her sleep.”

“Would you approve of it when the time comes?”

“I didn’t have much of a choice here, did I? I’m sure I’ll be a grandfather soon.”

“One can only hope, but she’s still young. They might not see each other again. How old is he?”

“He’s in his twenties and a good man who will be a great force for his family one day, not to mention the bastard is a handsome fucker. It’s no wonder why she’s drooling over the young man.”

“Did Gloria meet him?” I snarl; jealousy floods my mind and I want to kill this son of a bitch.

“Yes, she did, and neither of them showed an interest in each other. Not the slightest bit, so calm down. No need to go to war with someone you don’t even know.”

“What can I say? I’m a man obsessed.”

“That you are. Now how about another round before we get some food because I’m starving,” he says, rubbing his stomach.

“It’s not all bad.”