“Are you sure they’re good? That Susanna has attitude. That much is obvious.”
“Susanna does, yes. But Nina not as much. She just has a tendency to follow her sister, even to her own detriment.”
“Interesting that she’s the older sister and follows the younger one.”
“Yeah, well, it’s because Susanna is a powerful force. They were really at your club last night?”
“Yes.”
“What were they doing?”
“Just dancing. They didn’t drink. They barged into my office and demanded I fire my bartender for doing a terrible job.”
“That sounds like something Susanna would do.”
“Yes. She led the charge.”
“Damn it,” Alek mutters, running his hand over his face. “What were they thinking? Did they get hurt?”
“No. One of my men saw them leave unscathed. I’m assuming they got home. I didn’t check.”
“I need to make sure.” He grabs his cell off the table and calls someone. I sit patiently. This is something I am willing to wait on. “Maria? Are the girls there this morning?” He visibly relaxes when the woman on the other end speaks. “Thank you. That was all.” He hangs up. “They’re home. But she said that Nina is coming over here to spend time with my wife, so you should leave before then.”
“Why should I? It would be a good chance to meet one of my potential wives.”
Alek visibly tenses. “You don’t know which one you’re going to choose?”
“Are you giving me the choice? Or do you want me to marry one of them? I want this alliance to work, so it doesn’t really matter to me.”
“I want this alliance to work as well, so… you can choose. Nina will be nicer than Susanna but Susanna has a very strong will. That will make her a good wife to a mafia boss. Nina will crack more. But like I said, she’s actually pleasant to be around. Susanna… well, she has some growing up to do.”
“I’ll consider that.” I stand up and shake his hand. “Well, I should be going then.”
We leave his office and stop in the foyer to see that Nina has already arrived. Alek’s wife, Katya, is next to her, looking effortlessly beautiful. Alek is a lucky man. I settle my eyes onto Nina. I might be a lucky man soon myself.
Nina’s eyes widen and she practically squeaks when she sees me. “Uh…”
Alek looks between her and me before saving her from having to admit the truth of how she knows me. “Nina, this is Luca. A business associate of mine. He was just leaving.”
“But I’ll be back soon.” There’s a subtle threat to my voice. Nina’s eyes widen even more, making her look like a deer. It’s cute. I can feel her eyes on me even after I leave.
Nina
“Nina,” Alek says, drawing me back to the present. Luca Moretti, the man from the club last night is a business associate of Alek’s? This can’t be good. “I need to talk with you. Katya, give us some space.”
Katya gives me a questioning look before walking away.
I brace myself. “Yes?”
“You and your sister went to Luca’s club last night. Don’t deny it. You know I’m right.”
My shoulders slump. I was never very good at keeping in lies. They always came out eventually. “Yes.”
“Luca came over here to let me know about it. I’m glad that you both were unhurt. But never be that stupid again.”
“You should tell this to Susanna. It was her idea.”
“I plan on it, though we both know Susanna will never listen to me. Now, there’s something else you need to know. The only way for me and Luca to have our alliance is if he marries someone.”
