Collateral Damage by Harley Wylde

Author:Harley Wylde [Warren, Harley Wylde and Paige]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIN 009154-02963
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2019-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Viktor

The next morning my phone showed no less than ten text messages and several voicemails, all demanding my immediate return. As much as I wanted to have a true honeymoon with Cerys, it seemed it would have to wait. Even a call to Maksim hadn’t yielded more details, other than we had an issue, or rather I did. I had to wonder if had something to do with Cerys, or perhaps the way I’d handled her father.

I showered, dressed, then packed my bag before calling down for room service. While I waited for breakfast to arrive, I woke Cerys. She gave me a sleepy smile, reaching up to brush her fingers along my beard. It amazed me that without her sight she could brush her fingers through my beard on the first try every time.

“Morning,” she said. “What time is it?”

“Early, but there’s a complication at home I need to handle. I’m afraid our trip is being cut short. Breakfast will be here shortly if you’d like to shower and dress. After we eat, we’ll have to go straight to the airport and fly home. The jet is being fueled and should be ready when we arrive.”

I helped her out of the bed and started the shower while she picked out her clothes. Seeing her hold a white shirt and a red bra made me smile, and I realized that perhaps I hadn’t thought out her wardrobe as well as I’d assumed I had. I took the bra from her and swapped it for one that wouldn’t show through her shirt, brushed a kiss against her temple, then left her to get ready. If I remained in the room with her, I’d end up joining her in the shower, and then we’d be delayed in getting home. Truthfully, it was tempting to take another day with my new wife, but I knew there would be hell to pay if I did.

Maksim treated me like family, and I wouldn’t abuse his trust just to have more time with my wife. By the time Cerys stepped out of the bedroom, fully dressed, our food was ready and waiting. I lifted the dome from the various dishes and told her what was available, letting her have first choice. Once her plate was made, I helped myself and sat next to her at the small table.

“What’s going to happen when we go home?” she asked.

“I’ll sort out the problem. There’s nothing for you to fear, myshka.”

She ate a few more bites, then turned her face toward me. “Viktor, what do you expect me to do all day every day? As your wife, will I have responsibilities? I don’t know anything about living in your world, or what being the wife of someone like you would even entail.”

Someone like me? I knew what she meant, but first and foremost, I was just a man. And like most men, what I wanted was for my wife to be naked in my bed. And happy. I wanted her to be happy.

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