Page 30 of The Mafia's Desire

“I’ll be fine. Is there anything else you need at the moment?”

The sultry tone of her voice made him look up at her. His gaze swept over her. She looked thin in a tight black skirt with a blazer. The skirt was several inches above her knees. Her shirt was white, and the first three buttons were undone, showing her lacey white bra. He knew she was trying to get him to notice her. She was very beautiful, with her long blonde hair in a tight bun. Her makeup and nails were always done to perfection.

When he looked at her face, he saw how pleased she was that he studied her. He noticed she had a light blush of desire and was smiling broadly but also trying to look provocative. Fuck, that’s all he needed was this shit.

“Get to work,” he said. He enjoyed the confusion and then anger in her expression before she covered it. She turned and walked to her desk in the room next to his. He decided he’d need to look for another assistant because he couldn’t deal with this crap.

The morning sped by. The next time he became aware of the time, it was past dinner. Fuck. He needed to spend some time with Sara and figure out what she could do during the day to keep her occupied. The last thing he needed was for her to become bored, because from what he’d been told, that’s when the women usually got in trouble doing things they knew not to do.

He thought about giving her room in the house like the Maclean women. The girls spent a lot of time in the room playing games, watching movies, and buying clothes. They called it their woman fort. He snorted.

Ethan’s head lifted when Brenda walked in. He thought he’d sent her home a few hours ago.

“What are you still doing here?” he asked.

She stiffened at the harsh tone of his voice.

“Oh, well, I had some things…”

“Brenda. When I give you an order, I expect it to be followed.”

“Yes, sir. I was trying to help…”

He almost rolled his eyes. “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Now, go home.”

“Yes, sir.”

He caught the infuriated look in her eyes when she turned and wanted to throw her ass out right then, but unfortunately, until he found someone else, he did need her.

He waited until she walked away before he picked up his phone.

It was answered immediately. “Yes, sir.”

“Thomas, can you set up some people to interview for the job as my assistant? Brenda isn’t working out.”

Thomas snorted. “I wondered how long you would put up with her blatantly trying to get your attention.”

Ethan chuckled. “Hey, man, give me a break, I’ve been busy.”

Thomas chuckled. “I’ll take care of it. Maybe you should take young women off the list. Does it matter if they’re older women or men?”

“As long as they can do the job, I’d actually prefer that. Then I wouldn’t have to deal with the current situation.”

“A guy might be gay and find you hot.”

Ethan rolled his eyes but agreed. “True. Find an older woman. Check with the staff here to see if they have a relative?”

“Good idea. I’ll get back to you in the morning.”

“Thank you,” Ethan said and hung up. He glanced around his office and looked at the shelves filled with books and couldn’t remember the last time he’d read for pleasure or just sat and had a drink with a friend.

What happened with his mother was a huge part of why he worked long hours. After she was killed, he’d buried himself in work, so he wouldn’t have to think. Then the family started to have problems with some business of theirs, and he oversaw the majority of them.

Now that he had Sara, he needed to give his brothers a few of his projects and take some of the pressure off his own shoulders so he would have time during the day. He’d work on that tomorrow.

Tonight, he could get a few of the businesses ready to hand over. He wanted the transition to be as smooth as possible.

Chapter Sixteen

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