"I will look into it," he said.
Valentina searched his face. "That's all?"
"That is all I can promise until I have something concrete."
She did not have time for that. Luca already knew too much and would be watching.
"When I do, you will know," Voss said.
Then he walked off. She exhaled through her mouth, then forced herself to move. She walked past the stalls, examining jars of honey, fresh bread, and vegetables.
Voss was right. She thought. She was escalating. She had to find a way to be ahead of Luca now. Because if Luca won, she would lose everything.
****
"Fuck me," Luca grunted.
Vee rode him like she had one clear mission and no respect for his ability to remain sane. His hands gripped her waist. Her ass shifted against his thighs, and his cock sat buried deep inside her, hot, hard, and exactly where he had spent too many miserable weeks fearing it would never properly belong again.
