Page 65 of Urgent Vows
My wife falls asleep between one breath and the next, a sweet smile still on her lips. If I don't get out of here, I'm going to take her in her sleep, regardless of her sore pussy.
I dress quickly and head for the sitting room but stop and turn back to the bed. Leaning down, I kiss Catalina's lips. Even in her sleep, she responds. So, I kiss her again, but then I force myself to straighten and turn away.
My gaze lands on her phone. I don't trust her aunt not to call again and wake her. And if Carlotta does, I want to be the one to speak to the little runaway. I grab the phone and shove it in my pocket.
As I walk out of the sitting room, I pull my own phone out and text Aldo to meet me in the study.
He arrives a few seconds after I do. "Yes, boss?"
"You will be Catalina's primary bodyguard."
"I'll protect her with my life."
"I know. Pick five men you trust implicitly to join you guarding my wife. She is never to leave the house without all six of you. When she is home, one of you is to be with her at all times. Preferably you, but that won't always be possible. Make sure she always has a guard with her who has had training with Niccolò's crew."
Niccolò is ex special forces and his crew is too. They train other enforcers for the family as well as running special ops for me.
Aldo nods. "Consider it done."
"When she goes to the rooftop there are two of you. She is not to remain up there if a helicopter is within striking distance." The entire rooftop garden and living area is surrounded by bullet proof plexiglass, but that can't protect her from threats from above.
"I'd feel better if I had seven men," Aldo says, showing initiative and that he's already thinking about what will keep my wife safest. "Three should be trained by Niccolò's team, so there are always at least two of us with specialized training with her."
I consider the request.
It makes sense to have extra guards to move in and out of rotation. "Make It nine. There will be times we are on high alert she'll need a convoy and a ten-man team to leave the building."
"We could draw from the family security teams for those times."
My mother has four guards assigned to her and there is another team of four that rotate guarding the two floors of our home.
"Add two more to the house team, or to my wife's team, but I want them available at a moment's notice."
"On it, boss."
"And Aldo?"
He inclines his head like he's waiting for me to speak.
"Not a single fucking one that might flirt with her or get ideas in their head about anything more. I prefer not to have to torture and kill my own men."
But I'll do it, just like I showed my capos and their underbosses last night.
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I take notes on the company purchase proposal I am reading. It has potential benefits for both our legitimate business under the umbrella of Oscuro Enterprises and laundering money from our less legal endeavors. It's a good investment opportunity and I take note of who put the proposal together.
The phone in my pocket buzzes as I finish the email to my procurement manager greenlighting the purchase.
Pulling it out, I see that it is Catalina's aunt. I consider letting it go to voicemail, but there are things I want to discuss with Francesco's sister when my wife is not around to hear what I have to say.
I swipe to answer. "Hello."
"Oh," she sounds uncertain. "This is Lora Revello. I was calling to speak to my niece."
"She is resting."
"If you could get her?" she asks politely enough.
