“I fucking knew you were going to say but.”
“But do yourself a favor and put Tatiana first. If Anya is happy, everyone is happy. Most of all me. Do you catch my drift?”
“I can handle my own wife, Sav.”
“I’m sure you can,” he drawls, but his small smile says otherwise.
He can go fuck himself. I don’t need advice on how to live my life with my family.
“The boat accident,” he says. “Can this come back to you?”
“I made sure it won’t.”
He nods.
As that indicates the meeting is over, I walk to the door.
“Dante?”
I stop and face him.
The ghost of the smile that remains on his lips is more dangerous than amused. “Don’t let me learn about your plans on the news again.”
“Noted,” I say before getting the fuck out of there.
Anya and Reino are chatting behind the bar, each of them with a mug in their hands. I motion for Reino to follow me. If Sav catches him being so cozy with his wife, blood will be spilled before we leave here today.
Anya follows my progress with a frown. “Is everything all right?”
“Yes.” I smile for her sake. “Have a nice day.”
“Wait.” She runs after me. “I was thinking…”
I pause and, as a courtesy, wait as she’s asked.
“I’d love to meet Tatiana and Noah. I saw them so briefly at the wedding. There wasn’t much time to chat.”
Politeness dictates that I accept her invitation, but Sav won’t appreciate it if I put his family in danger by dragging them into our mess.
“Maybe when she’s better,” I say.
Anya’s demeanor is compassionate. “We’re here for you if you need us, and I mean both of you.”
“Thanks.” I raise my hand to squeeze her shoulder but think the better of it. “I appreciate that.”
I say a quick goodbye, telling her to hug the girls for me, and, with Reino in tow, take the elevator to the parking lot.
“The office?” Reino asks when we step out on the underground level.
“On second thought, I’m heading home. You should go catch some sleep. It’s been a long night.” We stop next to the car. “Can you ask one of Sav’s men to drive you?”
He throws me the key. “I’ll borrow one of his cars. I’d like to go past Jazz’s place.”
I still with my hand on the door handle. “Stay away from Jasper, Reino. She’s Tatiana’s friend.”
“I just want to make sure everything is in order there.”
“There are a million available women in this city. Don’t pick the wrong one.”
