Page 56 of Her Greek Protector

“How did you mess up the radar system on my yacht? It’s the only explanation for what happened I can come up with.”

Drossos laughed bitterly. “Thanks for the compliment, but I didn’t do anything to your radar. I did arrange to intercept your radio signals and give you faulty weather reports, but if you and your men didn’t see the storm system on the radar screen, that was simply an unfortunate coincidence.”

Alexi took a deep breath. “Was it worth it? All of this to defend a man who didn’t deserve your loyalty?”

“My father deserved my loyalty! Everything he did was to create a better future for my mother and me. He wasn’t hurting anyone... But your father suddenly found his morals.”

“My father never lost them,” Alexi told him quietly. “Something your father never understood. I’m sorry you wasted your life trying to avenge a man like that.”

The door opened and Piotr stepped back inside. “The wagons are here. It’s time to go.”

Alexi strode out of the building, leaving Piotr to deal with the man who had cost him so much.

Aimee waited for him at the end of the alley. When she saw him, she ran to meet him.

Alexi enclosed her in his arms, kissing her passionately. She moaned in pain and he pulled back. “What’s wrong?”

Aimee lifted her hands, showing him her torn fingernails and the burn marks on her arms from the rope. “I’ll be okay, I just wanted to hold onto you.”

Alexi caressed her cheek, searching her eyes. “I was so scared when I saw that video. Are you really okay?”

Aimee nodded her head, tears filling her eyes. The events of the afternoon must have been starting to catch up to her. “I was really scared…”

“I know,ómorfi. My beautiful, brave one.”

“I’m not beautiful.” Aimee sucked in a deep breath. “Alexi, I need to tell you… I didn’t mean it when I said I wanted you to leave me alone. I was just scared. You live in this world where anything is possible and I knew I didn’t belong.”

Alexi placed a finger over her lips. “You do belong because I say you do. My world is not all that different from yours…”

“Except you have more money than Croesus and can do anything you want.”

“I don’t have quite that much money, but I like the idea of doing anything I want. Know what I want right now?” Alexi pushed both hands behind her neck and lifted her face up to receive a tender kiss.

Aimee leaned forward, whispering against his ear. “I want to take a long hot bath, and I want a gorgeous man to wash my hair… My hands will hurt too badly to do it myself, and then…”

Alexi kissed her passionately once more, effectively silencing the rest of her wish list. When he finally pulled away, it was to hear Leo and Kassi clapping from the corner. He smirked. “I forgot we had an audience. As for your wish list, it matches mine almost completely. Let’s get you home and see about making both of our wishes come true.”