Obeying the Russian Mafia Boss: A Mob Romance by Bella Rose, Leona Lee

made her a little jumpy.
    But it was her mother’s surgery. For that, she would do the job. “Here goes nothing,” she whispered to herself. Forcing a smile for the sake of the driver, she nodded her head. First day of her new job. She could do this. Erik would uphold his end of the bargain, and she would uphold hers.
    Nodding her head, she slipped into the car. It didn’t seem like a car ride to her next job. It seemed like a car ride to a whole new world.
    “I’ll need to stop by the house. I guess I should pack a few things.”
     

Chapter Six
     
     
    It didn’t take long for Erik’s three favorite men to return to the club, and they didn’t disappoint. Each of them had a friend. Looking furtively around, the six of them walked into the Black Orchid. Although it was his first day opening at lunch, more than half the tables were full.
    Not a bad start.
    Switching off the security monitor, he opened up the website for his girls. Already they were booked for the next week. At this rate he would need more women. Reaching across his desk, he grabbed his phone. “Matvei? Monitor the girls. If you hear the passphrase, take action. I do not want to see them hurt.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    Hanging up, he took a deep breath. His driver had contacted him to let him know that Ella was at the house. At that very minute, Ella would be slowly touring the house and looking at all the places he intended to bend her over later and take her hard.
    He was very specific that she needed to clean under the furniture. If he went home right now, he’d be able to see that beautiful ass up in the air.
    There were women that he could call to relieve him. There were ten downstairs who would be more than happy to leave their clients and service him. They’d all tried.
    If he was smart, he’d enjoy them. Ella was a stubborn woman. She might very well spook, but he didn’t want to take the edge off. He loved the buildup.
    It would make taking Ella so much sweeter.
    “For a closed club, you certainly do have a lot of people coming in and out.”
    Erik looked up to see Valeria standing outside his office. “Getting past my security? I’ll have to have a word with them about that.” He swept out his arm. “Please come in.”
    “Don’t be upset with your security. I’m just better.” She swung her hips as she walked in. Dressed in her signature black knee-high boots, a black skirt and green halter, she was a show stopper. There was no shame in her eyes as she walked right by the chairs, swung her legs around, and tried to straddle him. He immediately grabbed her hips to stop her.
    “There are plenty of other spots for you to make yourself comfortable,” he said softly.
    She didn’t immediately move. Instead, she spread her hands over the buttons of his shirt. “Are you sure that’s what you want? I was thinking that maybe the reason you were reluctant to close the deal is because you want to test me.”
    “Test you?” He gently pushed her away. “I’m actually a very old fashioned man. I believe in saving myself.”
    “Based on the women who work in your club, I have a hard time believing that you’re a man of abstinence.” She smiled coyly and moved away to sit on his desk. Crossing her long legs, she gave him a very good view of them.
    Those legs did nothing for him. “If your only job here is to seduce me into submission, you can go.”
    Valeria wouldn’t have a meltdown. She was far too cool for that. Just as he predicted, she just shrugged and ran a hand over her knee. “What are you looking for out of life, Erik? Do you like it here in California? Do you want to go back to Russia?”
    Erik shrugged. “I like the warm weather, but I miss my family.”
    “Kids?”
    Sweeping his eyes up and down her perfect body, he snorted. “I know you sure as hell don’t want any kids.”
    Valeria slid off the desk and made sure that her skirt hiked a little too far up. Walking around the chair, she spread her hands over his