Page 7 of Dmitri

“Then someone owes me a lot of money. It’s either you or her daddy, but I want my money.”

“She’s not up for exchange because she’s mine.”

Fury burns in my chest, and I crush the phone in my hand. “Damn it.”

“Shit. What did he say to piss you off?” Mikhail asked.

“I need to calm down. At least we know who took her. Romano took her for payment and since he didn’t get it he wants the money or her. I’m not sure how her stepfather is involved, but I’m going to find out. Bring Cora in here, please.” Mikhail tips his chin and then leaves my office, closing the door behind him.

Two minutes later, Cora enters the doorway, nervously looking at me from my angry spot behind the desk. “Wow, I was wrong about you behind a desk.”

“Oh yeah?”

“It suits you,” she states, giving me a deep sensuous look.

I growl and then pat my thigh. Cora walks over to my side.

She stands there, gives me a wink, and then sits on my thighs with her ass snuggled up against my cock. “I’m not used to taking orders, but since you are my hero, I’ll oblige.”

I fist her hair and run my nose down her neck, brushing my lips gently before I say, “Get used to taking orders, malyshka.” She shivers and sighs with her hands pressed on my desk. I bit her ear and then released my grip. “I’ll always be in charge because I can’t help it, but right now I have to make an important call that I need you to listen in on.”

She tenses up and then gasps, “Oh no.”

“Just know that I have your best interests in mind.”

“I’m supposed to believe that because I find you irresistible?” It’s only been an hour since we officially met, so I don’t suppose so, but she’ll see I’m a man of my word soon enough.

“Yes,” I growl, gripping her braid and dragging her head back for a deep kiss.

When I release her mouth, her eyes are dazed and her lips puffy. “Okay,” she whispers.

“Good girl.” I spin her on my chair so we’re facing the desk where I have a desk phone set up as well. My cock enjoys being cradled between the soft curve of her cheeks.

“What happened here?” She sees my smashed cell phone on the desk. Fuck, I should have cleaned that up before I had her brought into the room. I grab the trash can and swipe the mess into it.

“Nothing.”

She whips her head back to glare at me, raising one of her perfectly done brows. “Nothing? Will you be violent with me like that if I upset you?”

I kiss her lips lightly and shake my head. “No, never. Women and children are off limits. Someone tried to claim you belonged to them, setting me off. Although we know that’s not true because you’re mine. Isn’t that right?”

She shrugs. “I don’t know. We just met.”

“I’m sure enough for the both of us.” I kiss her again, causing her to moan against my lips and prove my point; Cora hungers for me. I pull my face away and then make the call on speaker, leaving the receiver down, so I don’t break it like my unfortunate cell phone.

A chuckle fills the room as Maurizio Romano answers, “So you called back. Did I offend your sensibilities?” The cocky son of a bitch doesn’t understand how serious I am.

He has just awoken a sleeping bear. “No, you offended my fiancée, and I don’t take kindly to that, Romano. You have a choice to back off or not, but I will not give you her.”

“Let’s not make a big deal out of this. The girl isn’t of any real consequence to you. You can fuck her and send her back if you really need to get your rocks off. I just need her as a bargaining chip with her stepfather.”

“Find another way to do a back-alley deal with him because I’d rather bury every single one of your men, yourself included, than give her up. That’s your choice.” I ended the call because he’d never admit defeat.

I turn her body, so she’s sitting sideways on my lap with her legs dangling off the left side of my chair. “What does your stepfather do?”

“You haven’t had time to look into it?” Damn that mouth of hers doesn’t know when to quit.

“I want you to tell me,” I insist, popping my hand on her ass. She gasps and then gives me a cute pout. “Are any of his businesses illegal?” I’m sure she has no idea if her stepfather is shady, but I still have to ask.

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