Page 39 of Pucking Snowed In with the Enemy

“I’m not arguing about this again. I said my piece. He knows where I stand. If he does it again, the girl will die. No warnings.”

Ronan swore on the other end of the line. “You’re going to drive me to drink, baby brother.”

“That was my goal.”

“Was there actually a reason for your call, or are you just feeling like being a dick tonight?”

Pulling open the door to the penthouse floor that only had my room, I stopped in the hallway and lowered my voice to be safe.

“Ceaser sent Fat Ricky and another idiot to follow us around. There could be more,” I said. I held up the two guns in my hand. “They think we had something to do with the attack on Ellipsis. I confronted him, and they are going to be heading home with their tail between their legs, but if I were you….”

“Make sure that they leave and let them know that we are watching them do it,” he finished for me.

“Exactly. Fucking Ceaser is getting on my nerves. We have a seat at the table, and he keeps disrespecting our authority. If he doesn’t knock it off, we’ll have to send him a message. One that he won’t forget anytime soon.”

“Are there any other instructions you’d like to impart?” Ronan’s sarcastic tone usually got under my skin, but for once, I didn’t care. “Are you sure you don’t want to be the next to take over the family, brother?”

“Not a fucking chance, you can have the throne, but I’ll always tell you what I think, and I don’t give a fuck if you want to hear it or not.” Unlocking the suite, I slipped inside and deadbolted the door for extra security.

“I do appreciate that. Titus tends to tell me what I want to hear, and Father is too busy ranting about everything he hates. If I get like that, please shoot me in the head,” he said, and I smiled as I locked Fat Ricky and Marco’s guns up.

“You don’t have to worry about that. You’d be so goddamn annoying that I would’ve shot you before you had to ask.”

I turned to head to the bedroom, and Savannah was standing in the hallway, staring at me. Her eyes were still a little red, hair was damp, a bottle of wine in one hand and the strawberries dipped in chocolate in the other, but that wasn’t the sweetest part. She wore one of my robes, and it was so large that it touched the floor, but she hadn’t bothered to tie it up, and I could see a thin strip of skin. Even with the sadness swirling around her, she was stunning.

My cock went from soft to raging hard in seconds. Savannah took a swig of the wine from the bottle and licked her lips. I forgot I was on the phone and groaned in Ronan’s ear.

“What the fuck? I asked you what the weather was like up there?”

“It’s fucking great. I have to go.”

“Bu—” I hit end and marched for Savannah.

She was like a beacon, drawing me in, and I was not going to ignore its call. Slipping my hands in the narrow opening, I gripped her waist and soaked in her soft, warm skin like it was the sun.

“Yesli lyubov’ ne bezumna, to eto ne lyubov’,” I said, and I couldn’t believe those words had come from my mouth, but every single one was true. Who knows what would’ve happened if we’d met sooner?

“It’s beautiful. What does it mean,” Savannah asked.

I took in everything about her, right down to the freckles on her nose, and committed them to memory.

“It means that you are extremely beautiful,” I lied, unable to tell her what it really meant. “You are a beacon, Savannah, and all the darkness of this world will be drawn to you to make them feel whole.”

“Are you saying that you’re darkness?”

She kissed my cheek, and her lips were soft, like little pillows, that made me want to close my eyes and get lost in their dream world.

“I am,” I said.

“Are you trying to say that I make you feel whole?”

“You make me feel period, and that is more than anyone else ever has.” I held her gaze, those blue eyes searching my soul, and I had to slam the door before I drowned in them. Dropping my lips to hers, I swirled my tongue around her mouth, tasting the rich wine and the sweetness of the strawberries with chocolate.

“You’ve had a lot to take in tonight, are you okay?”

Smiling she brought the bottle of wine to my lips and I took a sip. She immediately kissed me and licked the remnants of the wine off. The woman was driving me near mad. “Yes, I will be fine.”

“You’re a strong woman Savannah, I admire that in you.” She blushed, making the freckles stand out even more. “We are officially snowed in. I got the notification that all plows have been stopped, and roads are closed until the storm passes.”