Chapter 168


    Chapter One Hundred Sixty-Eight


    Adrik


    Trino and Martin came with us to the ne. Trino assured me he would keep me informed of Anthony


    and Lorenzo’s whereabouts, as well as the oue of the Dario and Massimo situation.


    “Jefe, you and Sephie muste to Colombia soon,” Trino said, offering me his hand. I shook it,


    nodding. He opened his arms. to Sephie. She hugged him as he said, “Miha, I am forever in your debt.


    I cannot thank you enough.” He kissed both of her


    checks.


    She smiled sweetly at him. “Be careful with Massimo. He’s an evil man.” She tucked herself back into


    my side, where she fit perfectly. I pulled her close, kissing her temple.


    Trino looked at us thoughtfully. “I may have to take you up on your girlfriend vetting services. If you can


    find me a woman that’s as perfect for me as you are for Jefe…” He didn’t finish his sentence, once


    again lost in thought.


    I chuckled. “It’s 100% worth it, my friend.” Sephie’s wide smile stretched across her face as she looked


    up at me, causing my heart to skip a beat once again.


    Giana was nervously talking on the flight back, just like she was on the flight down. I wasn’t sure if it


    was because she was nervous to fly or if she was nervous about being around all the guys. I eventually


    got my answer when I overheard her asking Sephie about her rtionship with each of the


    guys.


    “Were you intimidated by them when you first met them? You seem sofortable with them now and


    they all call you different nicknames, but you weren’t like intimidated by them when you first met them?”


    she asked, quietly, but still loud enough that we all heard her question.


    Ivan ‘caught my eye, grinning. He said, “Sephie might not know what that word means.” Sephie grinned


    at him. She couldn’t help butugh when Giana looked frightened that he had answered her question.


    Ivan continued, “Sephie put me in my ce in her kitchen after knowing me for what, like 12 hours?”


    He looked at everyone for confirmation. Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.


    “If that,” Andrei said.


    Giana, her curiosity overtaking her fear, asked, “what happened? How did she put you in your ce?”


    Ivanughed. “She was trying to help me and I gave her sh it for it. She gave me more sh it in return


    and helped me anyway.” He looked to Sephie, a broad smile across his face. I had heard the story of


    how he tried to intimidate her before she stitched him up and how she didn’t back down. It was the first


    real glimpse we had of how truly amazing she is. Basically, everyone is scared shitless of Ivan when


    they meet him and he uses that to his advantage.


    “That’s notpletely urate though. I did think you wanted to murder me in my sleep for a few days


    there,” she said,ughing


    “And yet, you still gave us the emotional support sloth,” Misha said,ughing. We allughed,


    remembering her antics. Sephie’s cheeks flushed slightly as Giana looked to her for an exnation.


    She just shrugged her shoulders.


    Giana, still curious and trying to be bolder, asked, “how did you get all the nicknames they have for


    you?”


    Mishaughed. “I call her gazelle because she tried to ki ll me the first time I went running with her.” He


    looked at Giana very seriously. “I almost died. It was very touch and go.”


    Andrei spoke next. “I call her spider monkey because she jumps on my back to hitch a ride whenever


    she can.”


    Viktor said, “I call her sestrichka. It’s a term of endearment for a little sister in Russian.”


    Ivan said, “princess, because she is the go ddamn princess.” We allughed.


    I added, “solnishko. Because she’s the light to my dark and she lights the way for all of us.” Sephie


    turned to me, her eyes slightly wide. I could see the tears forming as she got up and came to me,


    curling up next to me. I pulled her close, kissing her lips.


    Ivan and Misha both said, “fu cking adorable.”


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    Sephie just grinned at both of them, but then looked to Giana. “Armando is getting his own team of


    guys set up. You’ll have your own list of nicknames soon.” Giana just looked at her skeptically.


    Once wended, a few of the men that Armando had hired met us at the airport with vehicles. I hadn’t


    met any of the men Viktor had approved for Armando to hire, but I hadplete faith in Viktor’s ability


    to pick solid men. They weren’t as physically intimidating as my guys, but not many people were. Viktor


    walked over with one of the men, introducing me and Sephie to him.


    “Boss, this is Mike. He’s the head of Armando’s security,” Viktor said.


    Mike extended his hand, “nice to meet you, sir. Viktor’s told me great things.”


    Sephie elbowed Viktor in the ribs lightly. “He’s the American security master to your Russian security


    master. Shall we have a Cold War 2.0, gentlemen?”


    Sephie always managed to get the loudestughs out of Viktor. It was always nice to see. Mike looked


    to her, clearly surprised, but quickly extended his hand to her. “You must be Sephie. Viktor has also told


    me great things about you.”


    She looked to Viktor, “da mmit, am I going to have to be on my best behavior now? Because that’s


    really going to put a damper on my ns.”


    Heughed loudly again, wrapping his giant arm around her shoulders, dwarfing her. He said, in


    Russian, “don’t worry, sestrichka. He knows you’re a little bit evil, in the best way possible.” Her wide


    smile stretched across her face as she leaned in


    closer to him.


    She looked back to Mike, who was watching her with an unreadable expression on his face. She


    nced around quickly. “Let me know when you have issues with Giana. I’ll run interference.” He


    looked at her, puzzled.


    I put my hand on his shoulder. “Just file it away. She’s never wrong,” giving him a half smile, as we


    walked to the vehicles.


    “Yes, sir,” he said, following us.