Page 25 of Virtue & Vengeance

There was a long pause, and I knew my request surprised him. Usually, when I called, it was for underground shit.

Never.

And I do mean never.

Had I ever used one of my guys for a woman.

He cleared his throat, and I heard him shuffling paper in the background.

“I need the location of where she’ll be.”

No questions asked.

That was my favorite thing about Rafael.

A job was a job.

Consequences be damned.

After I gave him the information he needed, I made sure to express one significant detail. “It’s crucial that your guys are discreet. She can’t know she’s being watched or followed, under no circumstances.”

“My guys will be discreet.”

We went over a few other things before we hung up.

This wasn’t how I wanted to do things, and I knew if Eden found out she would have my balls in a vice-grip. I trusted Rafael wouldn’t let me down.

I spent the rest of the day making sure everything was settled at Empire before I left for Kennedy’s condo to keep my eye on Eden. I didn’t entirely trust her not to try and leave town again, and until I was sure there wasn’t a threat to her, I planned on being there every night.

As I drove the short drive to Kennedy’s place, I wondered how she would feel if she knew the relationship between her niece and I had taken a drastic turn.

Thoughts of Kennedy and her reaction didn’t settle well. The feeling sat at the bottom of my stomach making me feel queasy. No matter how this ended, someone was going to get hurt.

As I arrived at Kennedy’s, I pushed all those pesky feelings aside and rode the elevator up to her floor. Standing in front of the condo they shared, I grinned. Eden wasn’t going to be happy to see me again so soon.

I knocked several times before she finally answered the door.

“You again,” she said, turning and leaving me in the open doorway.

“Stop pretending you’re not excited to see me. Even if your mind doesn’t want me here, your body does.”

“God your ego is huge.”

“So is my cock. As you’re already aware.”

“And you’re only making it worse.”

“I’d stop if I thought you wanted me to.” Leaning in, I whispered. “We both know that’s not what you want though, Eden.”

She glared at me. “You were just here a few hours ago. What do you want now? Want to make sure I brush my teeth before bed?”

I grinned at her and that only managed to piss her off more. I knew she was being sarcastic. She thought I was treating her like a child.

”Something like that and maybe if you’re a good girl, I’ll tuck myself into you real tight before bed.”

She gasped and pulled back like I’d tried to slap her.

Her cheeks were red, her lips moist. I wanted to feel her wrath and kiss her at the same time, which worried me. I was never much for kissing, but her mouth was practically begging me.

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