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“Well” I took in a deep breath, letting it out slowly as I took the empty seat in front of his desk “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about Even though I can’tHearts It’s our baby It’s ho involved somehow”

Sasha leaned back in his chair “What did you have in mind?”

Here goes “Hoould you feel about ?”

And Sasha frowned “What do you know aboutbooks?”

His response was so skeptical, so doubting, that it took everything I had not to pick up the bowl of e of the desk and throw it at hiested I take a course a few years back, and I did I liked it, so I took another, and another So far, I’ve got certificates in bookkeeping, office ”

I watched in delight as my brother’s brows rose very, very slowly And I smiled triumphantly

Sasha narrowed his eyes “Convenient”

“Very,” I agreed, thanking the heavens that Lev was able to see into the future long before I had

He looked atup the pros and cons, listing them in his mind ave in “If Lev is willing to hand over the reins, ease you in, I suppose I don’t have any reason to complain”

No way

Great This was great!

But I had to address the elephant in the room I knehy he hesitated, and because of that reason, I asked, “And Roam?”

Sasha’s posture turned severe “What about Roam?”

Oh, brother mine

When would he realize I wasn’t a little girl anymore? I was a smart woman and saw more than what the eye took in The fact was, there were only tays to be rid of aas Roam wasn’t yet deceased, it led me to the conclusion that Sasha had offered Roae for my release and Vik’s freedom

Sure, it was just a theory, but it was a solid one I tested the waters “Is there anything I need to know about the business you’ve coes to the books I need to make to have the money in versus money out seem authentic?”

Money laundering was messy business Often, two sets of books needed to be kept

One legit and one that it