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“Good. At least you’re no longer killing him.” I down my drink right away and feel the burn in my throat.

“Believe me, I’ve thought about it but realized it would upset my wife and my mother, so he stays.” Declan laughs harder.

We spend the next hour talking and laughing until he decides to head home, and I realize Dele isn’t home either. I decided to head to the lounge, where Dele is hanging out with Jax and Osei.

Arriving there, it takes a minute for me to find Osei, sitting with two women and acting like the king of the small space. The women are soaking up his words. I stand in front of him. “Where is she?” The ladies look at me like I’m ruining their fun. He points to his left. Dele is at the bar, and a guy is chatting her up. I shoot a scowl at Osei; he shrugs, and I head towards Dele.

I get closer and see the guy is Levi. I want to believe it’s just a coincidence that he’s here at the same lounge, but I don’t trust the guy. I hide behind her so I can hear their conversation.

“No, I can’t take my ring off. Luke has zero tolerance for me removing my ring,” she says.That’s my girl.

“Can’t say I blame him,” he says, putting his hand out to her. She takes his hand, feeling comfortable around him becauseof his mom. I’m not. He zones in, examining the ring. “Your husband has taste. This is a custom-made ring. It’s not off the shelf.”

“I didn’t know that. I just think it’s beautiful.” She happily answers as he ogles her.

“It’s certainly worth a king’s ransom,” he says as Dele pulls her hand back and takes a sip of her drink.

“Since we’re here, can I buy you a drink?” That’s it. I turn and wrap my hand around her waist, which startles her. She turns to see it’s me and smiles, kissing my lips.

“I have zero tolerance for men buying her a drink or flowers,” I say to him. He nods, and I can see the unmistakable disappointment on his face.

“Nice to see you again, Luke.” He puts his hand out. “I just ran into Dele, and we were just chatting.” I take his hand and squeeze hard, making him wince.

“No worries, but I came to take her home. It was nice seeing you again.” He nods. I help Dele off the chair and take in her beauty in the black lace dress that shows her curves. Her hair is beautiful in bouncy coils that fall off her shoulder, and her makeup is all glitters, making her eyes glow. I bet Jax did that for her.

“Where is Jax?” I ask her. She looks around but doesn’t see her.

“She was here a few minutes ago.” She looks again and points in the direction of Osei. “She’s over there.” I look and see Jax making out with some guy.

“I need to let her know I’m leaving.” I nod and take her hand. She grabs her purse and turns to Levi. “Goodnight.” He nods and smiles at her, then meets my eyes, which are watching him closely. His smile falls away.

I lead her towards Jax and Osei.

Osei jumps up to pull me from Dele, but I don’t let go of her hand. “Hey, Dele said he lives in your building. That’s why I didn’t worry,” he whispers.

“Yes, he does, but I don’t trust him. It’s fine. I’m taking her home.”

“Come on, man. She was safe.”

“I know, but I don’t want her burnt out.”

“Okay, I’ll see her tomorrow.” I nod just as Jax comes over to hug Dele.

“Guess you are leaving,” she says to Dele, who nods.

“Will talk tomorrow.” Dele nods again. She follows as I lead her out of the lounge. Once outside, the breeze hits us, and I pull her into my arms, devouring her mouth. She wraps her arms around me. I pull away from the kiss because my phone is ringing. She rests her head on my chest. I answer the call; it’s Martin. I tell him to bring the car around. We’re ready to leave.

I feel eyes on me. I turn in the direction and see fucking Levi scowling at me. What the hell is this guy’s problem? If I wasn’t already suspicious of him before, the way he’s scowling at me right now—like he wants to kill me—makes me even more wary of him. I pull Dele closer and kiss her forehead.

Martin pulls up, and I help Dele into the car. I turn and wave at Levi, letting him know I can see him. He looks stunned. Asshole didn’t know I could see him. The light was on him.

Chapter 62

LUKE

Bruce and I have been looking through the documents he brought over. This is us doing our groundwork before forming a partnership. The guy we are reviewing on paper is completely different from the guy in person, but there’s potential for Blythe Corp to make a killing if we play our cards right.

“So, when are you going to admit that you are in love with your wife?” I turn a scowl towards Bruce.Not now. That’s a confession I’m not making to him.

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