Victor let me leave Russia, but only because I promised I was diversifying our interests by pursuing the Tacone participation.
Fortunately, Nico’s been willing to participate in my laundering scheme for tax savings, so it’s worked out. I still have the sense that the shoe may drop at some point. I never expected happiness. Never even pursued it. So now that I have something to live for, I’m fiercely protective of my wife and children. Which Alessia doesn’t seem to mind. She’s okay with bossy and controlling. Her body comes alive with my dominance.
I just make sure to treat her like the princess she is and she gives me what I hold dearest—her heart.
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