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Arlo: And you didn’t think to tell me?

Zayn: Didn’t seem relevant.

I didn’t respond to him. I swear Zayn knew too much sometimes. He was probably the most knowledgeable person in the entirety of the criminal underworld. Keeper of many, many sordid secrets. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone that he took over London with such ease. It had come with a lot of fucking risks, but Zayn would have done anything to keep Ari by his side. Even become the big boss when he’d never shown interest in doing it before.

“How long have you been working for him?” I asked Rina as we got downstairs.

“Three years. I was part-time f-for my last year of uni. I u-u-used to work just for the S-S-Syndicate, but Xav d-d-decided to branch out a year ago. I w-work with other c-companies now.”

I wanted to ask her how much she knew about her boss, but I refrained. If Rina knew and it wasn’t a big deal to her, I wasn’t going to make it into one.

“I’m glad you have a boss who is understanding.”

Rina gave me a nod and then fell silent as we reached the kitchen. Martina immediately pounced on us, asking me what happened yesterday. I spent the next half an hour being fed and given the third degree. Not about my relationship with Rina, but about what was happening with these attempted abductions. They’d failed twice. Who knew if whoever was behind this would change tactics. My hope was Rina’s program would give us another lead. Something we could work with.

Rina and I made our way back up to her room when Martina got distracted by a phone call from her friend. The cats were sleeping on the bench by the window. Rina gave them both a pet before she checked her computer.

“N-n-nothing yet.”

“That’s okay. Why don’t you come over here and we can find something to occupy our time?”

She came out from under the bed and stared up at me.

“Like what?”

I caught her by the waist, tugging her against me as I cupped the back of her head with my other hand, my fingers tangling in her dark hair.

“Like.” I leaned closer. “This.”

I pressed kisses down her neck, making her tremble in my hold. If we were going to be waiting a while for the system to finish searching, then I was going to make sure we had a little fun. And by fun, I definitely meant the dirty, sweaty kind.

“Oh,” she whimpered when I nibbled her collarbone.

“Sei perfetta, mia preziosaRina.Morirei per te.”

She gripped my waist, her fingers digging into my sides.

“I d-d-don’t w-w-want you to d-d-die.”

“I may die if I don’t have you right now.”

She let out a squeak as I picked her up. I carried her over to her bookcases, pressing her against them. I took her hands and pinned them above her, circling them with one hand around her wrists. With the other, I plucked her glasses off and set them on a shelf. Rina blinked, then looked up at me.

“W-w-what a-are you doing?”

I leaned closer until our breaths mingled with each other.

“I’m going to feast on your pretty body until you come all over my mouth, then I’m going to fuck you against your favourite possessions because I can.”

Ten

Arlo

Rina let out a little moan when I kissed down her neck. She wasn’t objecting to my plans. No, she arched her body into mine. She’d been very clear about her needs last night. She didn’t want gentle or sweet. My girl wanted to be taken with rough caresses and brutality. I was more than willing to play that role.

“Keep your hands here,” I told her as I let go of her wrists and knelt at her feet.

My hands went to her shorts, tugging them down along with her underwear. She kicked them away from her ankles and widened her stance. I ran my hands along her hips and leaned closer, pressing my mouth to the soft skin below her navel. I couldn’t stop touching her. She was everything I’d ever wanted and so much more.

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