“Yes, she’s my fiancée.Her name is Daria Belyaev.I’m marrying her as soon as I get everything arranged.If she’ll still have me.I was protecting her and you by not introducing you yet.But I think she thinks I’m keeping her a secret.”
“She’ll run,” Hayes says, and I nod.He’s right.She’ll be gone fast if I don’t do something about this.
There is only one person who can help me, but I have to keep my other plans a secret because I don’t want him to know I suspect she’s already pregnant.
“I’m so sorry, Paddy,” Ro says, and I pull her into my arms.
“It’s okay, kiddo.What are you doing out here?”
“I have a bracelet I’m picking up at McGill’s.”She points at the jeweler I just came out of.They’ve been our family jeweler for years.I’m lucky they had everything for the custom piece I want made for my sweets.
“JJ, take her home as soon as she’s done.Where are your guards?”I glance around and don’t see them.
“I—”
“You slipped them again.Shit.Ro, you can’t do that right now.There could be a threat, and I need to know that the two most important women in my life are safe.I need to get to Daria.Go with JJ.”
“I will.Sorry.”
I kiss her forehead, and she heads into the store.
“Let’s go,” I tell Hayes, and we head back to the SUV as I dial the number.The phone rings several times before he answers.
“MacEvoy.”
“Belyaev, there was a complete misunderstanding.As you suggested, I kept the girls separated to protect them, and now your sister thinks I don’t want her to be a part of my family.I need your help.This was your fucking idea.”He was the one who suggested it.
I’ve been meeting with him and Andrei many times, along with Barone, trying to weed out all of our turncoats.Andrei found two in his midst, and one of them is the hacker I think Broderick suggested I use.He knew a lot about each of the women.When we captured him, he had information on Daria and my sister.
Barone found one of his soldiers has been feeding information to someone.It’s the head that we can’t find.We need to cut the head off this snake.
“I’ll take care of it.”
“I’m going to the ballet tonight.I need her to meet me at the Bellagio afterward.Please.”
“She’ll be there.What’s going on?”
“I had a private celebration planned for the end of the ballet show.”I give him part of the truth.
He doesn’t need to know I’m taking his advice further and have someone set to meet us there tonight to marry us.It will just be her and me tonight.After we get the snake, I’ll be able to give her the wedding she deserves.
We get to the auditorium where the ballet is preforming, and Hayes goes in to keep an eye on her.She might push him out, but at least she’ll have someone close by for protection.I need to make this right, because I’m never letting her go.If I have to walk away from everything or burn the world down for her, I will.
I take the SUV and head out to make sure I can get everything else set up, hoping Belyaev can fix what we both broke.I make my way to the dress shop where I know the owner.I helped her get into business, and she owes me huge.She’s a single mother who needed a fresh start.
I get the dress ordered to be delivered later today.It took some serious money and research, but I found the perfect green dress.The shoes were a bit more difficult, but I have a pair being flown in from Los Angeles right now to be delivered to the hotel.
My phone rings, and I answer it as I drive.Jordon is in the passenger seat.He’ll be my personal guard until we can find someone Hayes trusts and I like.The last one looked at Daria wrong, and I knocked out two of his teeth before I fired him.Turned out he was also a soldier who was walking with the wrong team.
“Hello,” I say without looking at who’s calling.
“Son, how are you doing?”Broderick’s voice fills the car.
Jordon rolls his eyes as I shake my head.
“How can I help you, Broderick?I’m a little busy today.”
“I was wondering where you were.Someone said you were at McGill’s.”
