Page 89 of Ruin

“You have about eight minutes now.” The smartarse loved that he could have his way with me. I did as well, but I wasn’t telling him that.

“What about you?”

“Huh? I don’t have a meetin’. I’ve got to head to the compound, remember?”

Nodding, I curled my arms around his waist and kissed his neck. “Not what I meant, but be safe riding. If this new club isn’t something you want to manage, you know I have a heap of jobs around here for you to do.”

He tugged the ends of my hair. “I know, but… you know.” He shrugged.

I did. Josh wanted independence, and I understood that. Already he had tried to talk me into helping pay for the utilities, but I refused. The main cost was from my family. He didn’t want to work for me either, suggesting it would look bad with the family and employees I already had. As he put it, he didn’t want any special favours because we were sleeping together.

“I do,” I told him. “Good luck then. I hope it works out.”

“I’ll see what they say, where they’re thinkin’ of buying the club. If it ain’t close, I won’t take it ’cause it means less time around you.” His hands grabbed my arse. “And this beauty.”

“Wolf,” Ryo called, his tone a little panicked.

After a quick kiss, Josh lifted his chin towards the door. “Go, before you give him a heart attack.”

Laughing, I started for the door and glanced back to see his eyes were glued to my arse. Rolling my eyes, I told him before I opened the door, “I’ll take care of you later.” I dropped my gaze to his still evident erection.

He winked. “Lookin’ forward to it.”

Once I’d opened the door, I stepped out, my cheeks warm when Ryo gave me raised brows. We started down the hall. “I do love that you’re happy, Wolf, but it might be best to leave the bedroom activities to the bedroom. Then I won’t have to guard a door and have to listen to the sounds you and Ruin make.”

My face heated more. “It’s not my fault.” God, I sounded juvenile.

Ryo scoffed. “You didn’t exactly stop him.”

“It’s hard to stop him.”

“I do not need to know, but like I said, it’s good to see you happy.”

Smiling softly, I nodded. “I have never felt like this before.”

“I know. I’ve seen you with men in the past, and none of them brought out this side of you.” Ryo pulled the door to my office. “Now it’s time for business. Do you think you can keep your mind on it?” He smirked.

I glared. “I’m not that bad.”

“Says the man who stared out the window yesterday while his cousins tried to speak with him.”

He had me there, but that was because Josh had been outside washing his bike, shirtless.

My phone rang on my desk. It was a call I had set up a couple of days ago. One that would change some of the businesses in the Takahashi family. Ryo slipped around the desk and answered it on speaker, “Wolf’s office.”

“Link here” was said gruffly.

“One moment, please.” Ryo put him on hold and met my gaze. “Are you sure this is what you want?”

“Yes. It’ll be better for the future. Not only for the family but for Ruin and me.”

Ryo nodded and handed me the phone. “Link, Wolf, thank you for taking my call.”

“Only taking your call because Talon mentioned your name. What do you need?” I had spoken to Talon a couple of days after they’d left and asked him if he knew of anyone he trusted in the illegal side of businesses. Someone who would be interested in some ideas I had. The next day, Talon had called back and given me Link’s name and number.

“Actually, I have a business proposition for you.”

“Know who you are. Heard of the Takahashi family. Consider me intrigued.”

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