“Perfetto!” He says all too happily again and it makes me sick.
I’m only allowing them this arms deal so it makes us more profit since they have ties with the Irish all over the country.
“Nine O’clock tomorrow night. Use the side entrance.” I tell him before hanging up and pocketing my phone, not giving him a second more to respond and irritate me further.
While I can pretend I respect him, I can still show him I’m not soft and this deal doesn’t make us friends.
“Ladno mal’chiki, get all this on the truck within ten minutes and get it out of here.” I shout to my men while pulling out a cigarette.
I light it and inhale as I walk back to the car, Mikhail following behind me. I need to get to the club now to start setting up for this meeting tomorrow night. I check Lev’s tracker again and see he’s still at Willows apartment. Part of me knows I need to stay away but part of me wants to drive myself over there and drag him away.
Knowing that he is getting to spend time with her even if it is because he’s there for Alina, it’s grating on me. I fucking hate it and I use all the strength I have to tell Mikhail to take me to the club instead of forty five minutes in the other direction to the girl I can’t stop thinking about.
Chapter Fourteen
Willow
Who knew girls day with a guy could be so fun? Alina and Lev are lying on the sofa together while he’s making her read out the spicy scenes from our book. I can’t help but laugh at his reactions every time she emphasises the word ‘cock’. He looks half turned on half horrified that this is what we read. Alina reads out the part I’m also reading as sensually as she can while having a blocked nose.
“He pins me to the wall, rubbing his hard cock against me throu—.”
“Okay that’s enough. I can’t take this anymore. How do you guys read this with a straight face?” Lev grabs the book from her hand to read on for himself.
“Seriously. This is just poorly written porn for women. I do so much better than this guy in real life.” He hands Alina back her book while she giggles and continues reading.
“Is this really what women like Willow tree?” He asks.
“Don’t look at me for an answer. I haven’t slept with anyone since my ex boyfriend who also happens to be the only guy I’ve ever been with. I’m not the sex expert in this room.” I almost throw my own hand over my mouth at the fact I so easily just told Lev that piece of information and both him and Alina look at me with pitying glances.
“Secrets safe with me. Don’t worry.” Lev winks before giving Alina a kiss on the top of her head and standing up.
“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I gotta go. Business calls and all that.” He lifts his wallet and phone from our coffeetable before leaning down to give Alina a kiss that’s a little too intimate to be doing while I’m sitting across from them.
They finally break apart and he walks over to me with his arms wide open and I just stare at him.
“Aww c’mon Wills. I thought after today I was one of the girls, don’t give me that look.” He pouts and I can’t believe his charm actually works on me, but I stand to give him the hug he wanted.
“You got this. And I will seriously cut his balls off and bring them to you all wrapped up in gift paper and everything if you wantmoya sastra.” He says as he gives me a tight bear hug.
“What does that mean?” I ask while being suffocated by him.
“Well I would take a knife to hi—.”
“No Lev, Jesus Christ. I mean ‘moya sestra’. What does that mean?” I ask him curiously.
“Ohhh. It means ‘my sister’ in Russian.” He shrugs nonchalantly.
“You know, since I’m gonna marry your soul sister someday, you’ll be my soul sister in law.” He winks as he releases me from the hug and pats me on the head.
“Shut up Lev, don’t push your luck.” Alina laughs while looking at him and I swear if we were cartoon characters her eyes would have those big hearts pulsating from them along with her heartbeat.
They both have it so bad for each other that I actually wouldn’t take marriage off the table for them which is a crazy thing to say about Alina.
“Goodbyemoi lyubimyye.” Lev shouts making his way to the stairs.
“Text me when you get to the club safe!” Alina shouts back at him before we hear the front door closing below.
“That was an interesting day.” She says wiggling her eyebrows at me.
