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“Let’s get Marko to check,” I said, feeling excited at the thought she might have solved our problem.

Pulling her to me, I rewarded her with a kiss before we headed through to the living room.

It took a while, but finally, Marko found the plans for the underground tunnels.

Eilidh was correct, and the guys look suitably impressed. I was so proud of her and couldn’t stop holding her close and kissing her, and to my joy, she didn’t seem to mind. In fact, she seemed very responsive to my affections, and I hoped that meant that when everything was over, she’d agree to be mine.

Marko pulled up the old blueprints of the factory building, and we were happy that there was indeed a tunnel with an entrance directly inside the building itself. We just needed to make sure that we could actually use the tunnel, but from the information Marko discovered, it looked possible.

We ate breakfast together, and then I sent Vlad off with one of our other guys to explore the tunnel and make sure it was indeed a viable option.

Before leaving, I promised Eilidh I’d take her to dinner in the hotel restaurant that evening so she could wear one of her new outfits, then I reluctantly kissed her goodbye and headed off with Luca to set up the cameras we’d use to monitor things.

CHAPTER 29

EILIDH

THAT AFTERNOON – COMING TO TERMS WITH EVERYTHING

After Miki and Luca left to place cameras near the handover site, Marko headed to his room to work, and I was left alone with nothing to do but think.

Vlad had gone to check that my idea of using the old tunnel network to access the factory was possible. I was pleased with myself for remembering about the tunnels and I really hoped it was indeed the solution to their problem.

When I’d thought of the idea, they had all been impressed, and it had made me proud. We’d discussed the possibility of it being a viable option and it had been thrilling to be a part of things. I’d listened to Miki’s input and was blown away by his ingenuity. The man was bloody brilliant in the way he thought of every eventuality.

Warmth spread all over my body as I thought of everything else that man was brilliant at.

Just as he’d asked, I was wearing the pretty white lace underwear, and I couldn’t wait for him to make good on his promise later. Shivers of excitement ran down my spine at the thought and I was back to being horny as hell.

Lord, it seemed like that was becoming a permanent state of being for me.

Not that I was complaining. Hell no!

My man turned me on, and I was more than happy with that thought.

I was quickly learning that there wasn’t anything he could do that would make me unhappy with him for long.

Even after overhearing the guys discussing getting Mathieson out, and not knowing what to think, all it took was a kiss from him to calm me down.

I’d been livid, wondering why they would want to help Mathieson escape. It had crossed my mind that Miki had lied to me, and he was actually working with the guy. Although I hadn’t wanted to believe it, I hadn’t understood why else they would get him out. Yet one touch of those sexy lips of his and I’d been putty in his hands.

Even now, just thinking about his kisses made my lips tingle, and I wasn’t just talking about my mouth!

Thankfully, after Miki explained things, I understood his need to make Mathieson pay for his crimes. God, how I’d changed!

It was almost a relief to know exactly who my sexy Russian was because now I could reconcile with the fact that he was indeed Bratva, as I’d suspected. I’d known he would be high up too, but I hadn’t considered that he was the pakhan. That blew my mind.

When he told me he had unwillingly inherited the position from his dad but had done his best to fulfil the role of Bratva boss and family protector since, I could hear how much his responsibilities weighed heavily on his mind and my heart went out to him.

Miki’s life was a difficult and dangerous one, yet he seemed to navigate it with his own moral code.

Even so, it was a scary thought for me to have become such a different person that I would be happy to get into bed, literally as well as figuratively, with a man who was part of a Mafia organisation. Yet I knew that no other man but Miki could have made me want to.

The way Miki looked at me and the way he treated me made me feel like I was special. No man had ever made me feel the way he did and despite his background, my Mr Sexy Lips was probably the best man I’d ever met.

My whole body warmed as I thought about how much he laughed and smiled at me. I got the impression he didn’t do that often, and I loved I was the one who could bring a little lightness into his dark world.

I’d thought that accepting Miki for who he was would be difficult, and yet it was turning out to be a lot easier than I’d expected.

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