Claimed by the Russian Billionaire

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THINGS I DON'T

g women, Anyone trying to sto

ftly with the issue and carry on with my life, e

ta of everything I don't tolerate. But the moment she arrives

r, Maksim, asks. For months, we've expressed interest and had

e it or let our guards down. But we also aren't going to back away from what we need. He bought the land from the city for next to nothing. Anything he gets is a huge pr

e dinner rush, which is why we set our meeting for an hour ago. We shoul

-spoon

Boris, and Sergey all can wait things out longer than I can. But even they are fed up with this cat

at the commotion, trying to stop myself from flyi

just married, and people dressed up, arrive in groups

gan on a sunny day. A black, satin cocktail dress hugs her curves, accentuating her voluptuous bre

her. I could grab her anywhere and not fe

first, she doesn't see me, but then she catches me s

er hand. No

floral scent lingers in t

le and sway just right before she disappe

, pulling me back in

d his face hardens. I'm sure I'll h

t few weeks, we're walking. You can find another buyer."Lorenzo calls his bluff. "You've got a

hate it. "There are a lot of thi

cocky,"

The restaurant doesn't officially open until five for dinner, so the waitstaff hasn't arrived yet. Since we know t

to get a breather. The bartender is handing a man a beer. He's

ur vodkas and four

s and grabs glass

is beer then stares at t

don't care, but Boris place

the man replies. He's dressed up, and I assume h

t of the

taring at the screen. "If

m. It's not his scowl. I know plenty of men who have t

a tray. "Sally should be i

good. T

him to keep the change, and s

jumps.I check her out again, and she blus

e man orders, a

with

n

ste for

mouth. She shuts her eyes and takes a de

game is over." He chugs sev

replies with a shaky voice, "B

d, in a nasty voice, demand

blinks hard, her cheeks stai

I shouldn't say anything. It's not my business. I don't need to get inv

staste for him, and the look on her face that makes m

eyes

business." He's not as tall as me or quite as bui

front

eed trouble

gestion is you take your beer

"What are you goi

going to take these drinks to mybrothers." I nod so he can see them

corted your woman upstairs, we'll

e's his makes my

e with su

er the drinks to the table. When I

r elbow. The doors shut, and

ow him and ri

we're willing to give him doub

s se

ting only lasts another five minutes, but I can barely focus. All I want to do is go upstairs