TA

I asked, staring at

en back at me. "I assure

you're not. If you were, you woul

filtrated the navy and killed off three co

y brows furrowed. "And they are nothing compared to

. "True. And that is precisel

ost his mind. "This isn't hiring. You

shit, Vera. Look, I traveled down from Italy to find you. If anyone can

mafia world by its foundations. Even the Russian Mafia quaked in their boots at his name. No

d him, I'd be dead. And I could spend a mil

ut what I want. And if I want Hell dead, Hell has t

elled. "Last I heard, he seems to be

e door. His men let go of my arms, stopping on

d to Italy in seven days. That's Hell's base, and

er agr

mply or if you try pulling any stunts like trying to flee the country, I have eyes

s gone. Leaving me i

o protect Alisa. But she would not be happy. Not in the slightest. She had made me swear I would sto

the only way to keep her safe now as well. She was all I had left as a

"Quit daydreaming and go serve my men some drinks in the

ared the drinks and headed to the VIP section,

etter plan or some way to save Alisa

IP section, placing the tray of drinks on t

f their anatomy sucked off by strippers. I didn't stick around long enough to ob

lbs in the club, inked with several tattoos across an arm. He wore an armless top that revealed

as razor sharp, giving his face a harsh, sexy look. But the

h me. For a minute, my head felt heady with desire. I could picture humping those huge

What the hell was that? I had never felt such intensity from

d. I glanced up to see Mr. sexy face standing beside me, those haunting green eyes fix

need som

olding his impressive arms.

"You pay to the cashi

"I'll pay a hundre

use

h gave him the damned thought that I was a stripper? I glanced down at my dress. It was a petite little th

digging his hands into his pock

I snapped, feeling in

had liked his f

oser to me. Good lord! My knees weakened as his scent tea

boobs. I drove my fist into his jaw r

drinks and stormed off to deliver them. Some men were just batshit crazy.

ndsome jackass that had demanded I stripped. Why did it seem tha

tossed between the sheets in a long while, and he was gorgeous. His manners, however,

from him threatening to kill Alisa, a million dollars was a lot of money. I

some politician. It was Hell. If he had so much as a whiff

in the morning, I stepped into the bathroom to change into my usual jeans and top. I had walked only a fe

reen eyes glare down at me, a

o, Na