“You know the Regents Gala is one of the city’s biggest events.Women have been coming in for months now to get gowns.You won’t be overdressed in the first dress,” Nelly tries to assure me, but I just nod as I hand over my platinum card.
Nelly says she’ll hold the dress for the time frame, and I walk out.
My phone buzzes with a text from my sister.
Delly
Make an appointment for your hair and makeup.I know you.
Me
Okay, I’ll do that soon.
Again, that chill of being watched raises the hair on the back of my neck, and I decide to head to the gym to work off some of the stress.I head to the club I belong to just in time for the next spin session.
Darrell
Ilook at the picture again of my girl and groan with need.The dress and heels are exquisite on her.I love the second dress too, but that first one is the one she should be wearing.
I send a quick text to my assistant as I slide out of the back of the Range Rover.
“Give me an hour or so.He’s going to be pissed that I canceled on him last night,” I say to Totten as I close the door.
“Yes, sir.”
He pulls away from the curb while I walk into the restaurant.The hostess tries to stop me.
“I see my party,” I say, waving her off as I head toward Cronus.
He looks up from his phone, and his brown eyes lock onto me.He rises from the booth and holds out his hand.Like me, he’s dressed in a three-piece suit, but some days he’s in biker boots, jeans, T-shirts, and a leather jacket.He’s comfortable in either.
Most of the people around us have no idea he’s the most dangerous man in the building or that he made sure I was trained to be a close second.
“Hey, brother,” he says in his deep, gruff voice as he thumps me on the back.“You better have a good reason for canceling on me last night.I had to endure dinner by myself and getting eye fucked by every single woman.”
I can’t stop the guffaw that bursts out of me.“Like that bothers you.I bet they gave you plenty of suggestions for companionship.”
“Not happening.”
I slide into the booth across from him and cock my head to the side as I contemplate what he’s saying.
“You’re still hung up on Maisy?”
Only a few of us know how he really feels about her, and I knew about her years ago before it was legal for him to care about her.He went crazy when she disappeared.Now that he’s found her, I’m shocked he let her get away again.I’ll never let Daphne get away from me.
“Yeah.She’s still in Alaska, and neither Titan nor Hermes will tell me how she’s doing.It’s so bad that Titan blocks anyone from getting eyes on her.”
“He’s not into her.He has his own woman.”
“I didn’t say that, but it’s starting to bother me.”
He reaches for the tumbler of whiskey, and it tells me just how off balance my best friend is.He never drinks this early.He says alcohol dulls his reflexes and he always needs to be on.
“Go get her.If she’s yours, go fucking get her back and lock her the fuck down.”
“Look who’s talking.Titan told me about the dig you had him do yesterday, then you canceled on me.Did you lock her down?”He chuckles darkly.
“Not yet, but I will have control of her soon enough.I’m giving her some time to get used to the idea.”
