Page 61 of Theirs to Corrupt
When we reach our floor, Mira and the unknown agent step out first, scanning the hallway in both directions before giving a subtle nod.
Mira takes up a position next to our door while the man continues toward the stairs.
Leaving nothing to chance?
As Pax presses his finger to the nearby pad, Mira nods. “Have a nice evening, ma’am.”
“Tessa,” I correct automatically, still uncomfortable with the formality. “Please, call me Tessa.”
“Yes, ma’am,” she replies, and I can’t help but shake my head as I grin.
My new world is so foreign.
Pax and I step into the sanctuary of our suite.
When the lock engages, I exhale.
Suddenly I’m away from the outside world with its millions of complications.
Pax loosens his tie, and I kick off my stilettos.
“Nice dinner,” he says.
“What was all that about?” I ask. “Link, I mean. Where is he going?”
Pax continues into the living room area and shrugs out of his suit coat.
The sight of the gun holstered at his side catches me off guard.
I gasp, but I shouldn’t be surprised.
“Glass of wine?” Pax offers, his voice calm, as if he hasn’t just revealed that he carries a deadly weapon.
I hesitate for a moment. “Will I need it?”
Pax looks at me, and his expression softens slightly. “Offering a nightcap, Tessa. Nothing more.”
I nod. Despite the fact I had a glass with dinner, I’m still wound up.
While Pax busies himself with opening a bottle, I curl up in one of the plush armchairs, tucking my legs beneath me.
Pax returns with two glasses of white wine.
“Thank you.”
He settles into the chair across from me, placing his own glass on the coffee table between us.
“So what’s going on that I need to know about?”
Pax’s eyebrow arches. “Need to know?” he repeats, his tone maddeningly neutral. “Nothing.”
I resist the urge to roll my eyes. “Semantics,” I counter. “If we’re going to be married, don’t I have the right to know what’s going on with my husbands?”
Pax unbuttons the top button on his shirt. “Link is meeting with Lorenzo,” he explains. “And Matteo Moretti.”
A known mobster is in the hotel?
“After that, he’s heading to the high-stakes poker room.”