Page 38 of His Deadly Devotion

“Why?”

“Because I’m doing some online shopping with Kyla. I can’t use my own, not that I have any with me. So, I need yours.” I hold out a hand.

“Kyla has a card with my name on it,” he tells me.

“I’m aware. She doesn’t want to use it.”

“Of course she doesn’t.” He rolls his eyes, reaches into his drawer again, and retrieves his wallet.

“You shouldn’t let the fact that she’s an independent woman bother you,” I tell my brother.

“Independent is living off the money you and your husband make, not the money your father hands you,” Lorenzo grunts.

Guess it’s a touchy subject.

“You knew she was a billionaire when you married her. She’s literally an heir to two different empires.”

“I’m aware of who my wife is, Aurora,” Lorenzo snaps while holding out a black credit card.

“Just making sure.” I take the card from his hand.

Kyla’s parents, Lucy and Dominic, belong to the two most prominent families in Australia. Lucy inherited the Christianson Empire when her older brother chose his law career over running the family business, while Dominic has the McKinley Empire. Which he manages alongside his cousin Faith. That makes my brother’s wife the wealthiest woman in this country. And he wants her to use his money. It’s almost laughable.

“Don’t worry, I’ll put a decent dent in this thing to make up for what Kyla isn’t spending on it.” I smirk.

“That’s not the point. I know she doesn’t need my money. It’s… never mind.” Lorenzo shakes his head.

“I get it,” I tell him. “But she loves you, like a sickeningly amount of love. It’s gross and she really needs to stop bragging to me about your abilities in the bedroom. Some things a sister does not need to know.” I make a gagging sound.

“She brags to you?” Lorenzo smiles wide now.

“Don’t look so smug. She also said she’s had better.” I laugh. But my brother only smiles wider.

“That’s impossible.”

I walk out of my brother’s office and find his wife sitting in the living room with her laptop open. “I’ve got all my favoritestores tabbed out. Oh, and my mom is bringing you some things over too. She overheard you were here when Dad and Zara were arguing.”

Kyla’s mother actually has great taste. “Tell her she doesn’t need to bring me anything, but I appreciate it,” I say, because that’s the polite thing to do. I hold up Lorenzo’s card. “Let’s do some damage.”

Kyla smiles and starts tapping at the keyboard.

Two hours later, I’m done. I have ordered enough clothes and accessories to last Connor and me a couple of weeks.

“I have an idea,” I tell Kyla.

“What?”

“You know the fact Lorenzo wants you to use his money is more about him than it is you, right? He knows you don’t need it.”

“I know,” she says.

“So, get that card. We’re using it to buy something he would never expect you to buy.”

“Like what?”

“First, a car. Then… weapons.” I smirk.

“Uh… you’re in Australia, Aurora. You can’t just buy weapons here,” Kyla says.