Page 47 of Thrill Me (Dark Odyssey 3)

“The point isn’t to focus on that Mimi. He wanted his chance with you. Think of that part and enjoy it. Jesus girl, look at the man you have. Sweep the shit under the rug and enjoy him. That’s all you have to do.” She nods and I smile.

Enjoy him?

I think I can do that.

I’m supposed to meet him later at the club.

I think I can slip into my old self and have fun with him.

Even if a part of me still hangs on to how vulnerable I feel to fear.

Chapter Fourteen

Salvatore

“If this allgoes to plan we can have it ready to go in two months,” Vincent states. He looks proud and that’s a rare thing.

I smile and it feels weird because I’ve been so hyped up on the shit from the last ten days.

It’s been ten days that I’ve been in this rut and now it feels like I can step away from it and go back to what I was focusing on prior to all of it.

Vincent waves his hand over the miniature model of what The Odyssey will look like. That’s what we’re calling it. Our new business enterprise of luxury hotels we’ve set up in the Caribbean.

“Two months, you think we can do it?” I’m actually nervous. Mainly because unlike when I first set up The Dark Odyssey I haven’t been there every step of the way.

“I think we could. The hotels are pretty much done. We have this building here, realistically it’s just recruitment that needs to be taken care of.” He nods with a wide smile.

I fold my arms and give the place a full scan. This is the second building I’ve signed contracts on today.

Fuck. I’ve gone past the mark when you stop being a mobster and things verge on legit.

Vincent too. Not a lot of families, or members of families reach this point. It’s the point of choice where you can choose to be greedy and stupid, go after more or do fucked up shit like money laundering so the feds come for you. Or… I could just be satisfied with the proposed billion dollar fortune we’ve been quoted.

It will start here at the booking office. A few months back I set up the website just to get people interested and to create a buzz. On the off chance I set up a newsletter notification so people could be notified when we’re ready to launch. I linked it in with The Dark Odyssey website and we currently have a waiting list of a hundred thousand people. I wasn’t even aware that we had that many people in our circles. Let alone wanting to go to our hotels in the Caribbean.

I look back to Vincent. “Yeah, I see it. I think you’re right. Why wait? We can harness the winter sun. While it’s artic cold here we can ship everyone off to the Caribbean for sun and sex.”

Vincent laughs. “You boys and your need for sex.”

“Vincent… don’t even go there with me. Sex sells. End of story.”

The same way we have The Dark Odyssey here we’re going to have sex clubs in the hotels. The whole idea was based on that. Go to a fantasy paradise island and live out your wild fantasies.

Gabe came up with the idea of adult packages by age group and interests. Good ideas, and as I think of those I think of him.

It’s just me and Vincent here today for a reason. Vincent is doing his best to see the two of us separately and finalize business plans.

I don’t want him to have to do that.

“You seem in better spirits today,” Vincent points out, leaning against the counter behind him. “Not so ready to breathe fire and exact vengeance.”

“Yeah… I kind of am in slightly better spirits,” I confess.

“Mimi okay? The boys said they hadn’t seen you with her lately.”

“We’re good.”

He blinks at me several times and folds his arms. “That all you gonna say to me Salvatore? You beat the shit out of Gabe. That was clearly to do with something about Mimi and that’s all you can say to me?”

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