Chapter EIGHTEEN

MARAT

I slipped out of bed a couple of hours ago, leaving Destiny asleep while I used the private gym on the penthouse floor.

After my workout, I showered in one of the other bathrooms and donned a pair of joggers before meeting the hotel concierge with double my standing breakfast order. He’d also brought a selection of clothes, shoes, and other items I ordered from the hotel shops for Destiny.

My wife.

The word filled me with inimitable pride. I rubbed the hollow spot over my heart, wondering at the surge of emotion I was feeling. It had been a very long time since that particular organ got any sort of exercise.

What is the woman doing to me?

I had no idea, but I liked it. I wanted more of it. More of the new, different, real things I was feeling.

“Good morning, sir.” The concierge interrupted my train of thought, and I frowned at him.

“Is everything good, sir?”

“Yes, but I don’t want anyone coming inside the suite without me present. Is that understood?”