Ivan 2 (Her Russian Protector Book 10) by Roxie Rivera

Author:Roxie Rivera [Rivera, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense
Publisher: Night Works Books
Published: 2020-10-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“This place is outrageous,” Ruby hissed as we toured the showroom floor of Alexei’s flagship dealership the next morning. “Six figures for a car?”

“I know,” I agreed, wincing at the sticker price on the sporty coupe in front of us. “It’s a bit much.”

“A bit?” she repeated sarcastically.

“Okay, a lot.” My gaze drifted away from the showroom vehicles to the ones parked in neat rows outside. There were some late model midsize SUVs that caught my eye. Their prices seemed more palatable.

“Erin!” Alexei greeted as he drew near. “It’s good to see you.”

Smiling, I shook his head. “Good morning, Alexei.”

“You know you outbid me on that basketball I wanted,” he said. “I hope Vanya enjoys it.”

“I’m sure he will. Speaking of bidding, how badly did Lena corrupt Shay?”

He laughed. “Not even enough to make me blink.”

Noticing his glance toward Ruby, I introduced them. “Alexei, this is my sister, Ruby. Ruby, this is Alexei Sarnov. He’s one of Ivan’s oldest friends.”

“Nice to meet you,” he said, shaking her hand.

“Yeah,” Ruby replied, her gaze lingering on his faded hand tattoos. “One of those friends, I see.”

To his credit, Alexei took her remark in stride. “We’ve all made mistakes in our past.”

“We sure do,” she said, seemingly amused by his little dig.

“I see you two are looking at our latest models.” He slipped right into car salesman mode. “Are you wanting to move up in vehicle? Vanya said you were in a smaller sedan. Are you thinking staying in a similar class or would you like something with more room? A mid-size SUV maybe?”

“I want more space. I’m moving into a new phase of life, and I want to be ready for car seats and strollers.” I felt a flutter of excitement at the idea of speaking my greatest desire into existence.

Alexei grinned. “You and Vanya will make a beautiful family together.” He glanced around the showroom. “What about one of those?”

“It’s nice,” I said uncertainly. “Maybe slightly too expensive?”

“It might be,” he agreed, “but I think you should get behind the wheel. A price is just a number until you get a feel for the way it drives.”

Behind him, Ruby rolled her eyes, and I started to question my decision to bring her along on this trip. She schooled her face as Alexei turned toward her and said, “Why don’t I grab some keys and you two can take it for a drive?”

“Sure. Sounds good,” I answered, hoping he hadn’t noticed Ruby’s eyeroll.

“That Q8 is, like, ninety grand,” Ruby whispered harshly when he was out of earshot. “Are you seriously going to spend that kind of money on something that depreciates as soon as you roll off the lot?”

Instead of getting annoyed, I smiled. “You sound like Mom.”

She reacted with surprise. “What?”

“Do you remember when Mom and Dad took us with them to buy a new car? You were, like, twelve? I was eight-ish.”

“Like I could forget!” She laughed. “Mom had her calculator and red pen, and Dad droned on and

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