POV: DIMITRI
Dimitri woke at 2:17 AM to the sound of silence and Eve's breathing beside him.
He lay still for a moment, watching her sleep, curled on her side, her hair spread across the pillow, one hand tucked under her cheek.
The sex had wrecked them both. She'd fallen asleep within minutes of him cleaning her up, exhausted and satisfied and completely boneless.
He should sleep too. God knew he needed it after four days in Italy.
But his mind wouldn't stop.
Giovanni's face when Dimitri had shown him the satellite imagery. The calculation in his eyes. The careful way he'd worded his responses.
"I need time to think."
Which could mean anything.
Could mean he was genuinely considering switching sides.
Or it could mean he was already planning how to tell Antonio that his son was recruiting against him.
Dimitri slipped out of bed carefully, pulled on sleep pants and a t-shirt.
Moved quietly through the dark bedroom, closed the door behind him with a soft click.
