Once dinner ended, Lori, Hannah, and I said goodnight to the guys and Lauren who promised to be back the next day to continue working on the guest house with Lori. We watched a movie with Lori while Marcus and Ed spent some time discussing things as they had their meal in the kitchen. When the movie was over, Hannah and I walked Lori to the guest house.

"We’ll get the rest of your clothes and anything else that you need to be sent here from your father’s house," I assured Lori.

"If you need anything out here just call me," Hannah said to Lori, giving her a hug. Lori promised that she would and went inside the guest house for the night. Hannah and I walked back to the house, holding hands.

"It’s been a heavy day," Hannah said to me when we were inside, making our way to the elevator.

"Your father showing up and then Bernard," I said to her. Hannah nodded. "What exactly happened with your father?" I asked her.

"I had to kick him in the balls," Hannah said. I stopped at the elevator and turned to her with a frown.

"Seriously?" I asked her. "I swear to God if court touched you, Hannah," I began but she waved a hand dismissively.

"I handled it, and Ed was ready to step in," Hannah said.

"Good," I told her. We stepped into the elevator and I took the opportunity to kiss Hannah before we arrived on the second floor.

"My father said the dumbest thing," Hannah told me. "He disowned me. He said he was cutting me from the will."

I scoffed. "He’s a pathetic man," I said to Hannah as we stepped off of the elevator. "There would be no will if he hadn’t sold you for money."

"Exactly," Hannah said. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her in the corridor. My body yearned for Hannah as we deepened the kiss. When she moaned, I knew I needed more than just kissing.

I broke the kiss and stared into her green eyes. "Let’s get to the bedroom," I said, moving us in that direction. Hannah was smiling mischievously at me and as soon as we were behind the closed door of our bedroom, we were kissing again and pulling at each other’s clothes. Once we were naked, I lifted Hannah onto the bed and climbed on top of her, making out as our bodies were pressed together, rocking to the rhythm of our kiss. My phone began to ring from the pocket of my pants on the floor. Hannah broke the kiss and reluctantly I hopped down and grabbed the phone. It was Marcus. I pressed the green answer button and glanced at my naked wife who was watching me from the bed.

"Yes?" I said, trying to ignore the fact that my dick was hard and I was extremely horny.

"Sorry to bother you," Marcus said. "Do you two have a moment to meet us and chat?"

Hannah was biting her lip and I wanted nothing more than to make love to my wife. "We’ll meet you in the study in a few minutes," I said to Marcus before I hung up.

"They want to talk?" Hannah asked me before I climbed back into bed with her.

"Yes," I said, "but right now, I want you." We started kissing again and Hannah surprised me by pushing me down onto the bed and straddling my hips.

"I want you more," Hannah said in a sexy whisper. I groaned in pleasure as Hannah slipped my dick inside of her and began to ride me. She rolled her hips around, moaning in pleasure. I enjoyed the feel of her around my dick and the sight of her bare breasts as she moved. Hannah leaned back and started rubbing her clit as she rode me. I could feel my orgasm building. I grabbed her hips and began to thrust into her. Hannah moaned loudly as she came, bringing her knees together as her muscles clenched. I pounded my dick into her harder and grunted as my cum exploded inside of her, my muscles tensing as the sensation washed over me. Hannah sat on top of me as we breathed heavily, coming down from the high of our ecstasy.

Hannah smiled at me. "That was fun," she said.

"You’re amazing," I told her, reaching up to pull her face down to me for a kiss.

"Yet again we’ve left the agents waiting for us while we made love," Hannah said to me before biting my lip playfully.

"I’ll leave them waiting every single time for you, Hannah," I said, meaning every word. Hannah climbed off of me and tugged at my arm to get me moving.

"I just want to lay in bed naked with my wife," I said as I complied.

"You wanted to work with these agents, Roman," Hannah said with a smirk. "Come on."

We got dressed and headed down to the study where Marcus and Ed waited for us.

Once Hannah and I entered, I closed the study door behind us. "Is this about the events of the day?" I asked Marcus and Ed.

"Precisely," Marcus said. He was perched on the desk while Ed was seated in one of the chairs. Hannah and I sat together on the sofa.

"We got a double whammy today with daddy and Bernard showing up unannounced," Ed said to us. "It may be a good idea to lock that front gate and have visitors announce themselves."

"Isn’t that too suspicious?" I asked Ed. Ed shrugged.

"Court and Bernard have seen us now," Marcus interjected. "I had Bernard followed when he left here, but my team didn’t see any signs of suspicious activity."

"We can’t risk it though," Ed added. "We want to get inside The Auction House soon. We can’t wait around here for Fitzgerald to catch wind of us."

"What’s the plan?" I asked Marcus.

"We’re thinking of sending some of our security guys in to do a recon," Marcus said. "Throw out some bulls**t bids and report back to us."

"How can I help?" I asked eagerly. Hannah touched my arm and I met her gaze.

"Let them do their jobs, Roman," Hannah said to me. "Please, don’t try to get involved."

"She’s right," Ed said. "We’ll send our guys in and keep you two posted."

"So, you just want me to tighten security at the front gate?" I asked Marcus and Ed.

"That’s the idea," Ed said. "We don’t want you having anymore surprise visits."

"I don’t want those surprise visits either," Hannah said, squeezing my hand. I met her gaze and returned the gesture.

"Hannah told me about what happened with her father, Ed," I said to him. "She said she gave him what he deserved."

"A swift kick in the balls," Ed said, nodding.

"Damn," Marcus said. "I wish I had been here for that."

"No, you really don’t," Hannah said to Marcus. "My father is a pathetic man."

"She told me some sad s**t about Court Macalester," Ed said.

I turned to Hannah. "What’s he talking about?" I asked her. Hannah told me about the verbal and physical abuse that she saw her grandfather constantly giving to her grandmother, her mother, and to Court. "Like father, like son," I said, pulling Hannah close to me and hugging her.

"That’s rough," Marcus said. "No wonder Court Macalester has turned out the way he is."

"I’ll have Geoffrey handle the gate," I said to Marcus and Ed. "If that’s all you need, my wife and I are going to bed."

"By all means," Marcus said. Hannah and I stood and bid the two agents goodnight before leaving them in the study.

"That must have been hard to see as a child," I said to Hannah once we were in the corridor.

"I had nightmares," Hannah said. "I’ve never talked about it, but now that I’m away from my father I feel like I’m in a safe place. I never realized how much I was holding inside." I hugged Hannah before we made our way to the elevator and back to our bedroom. We undressed and slipped into bed. I held Hannah as she talked to me about the terrible things her father had done and said to her and her siblings as children. Court was a troubled man full of hatred and malice. It was unclear to me whether he truly loved his children or not.

"I’m glad you can talk to me, Hannah," I said, stroking her hair. "I want you to know that I’m here for you."

"I know, Roman," Hannah said and we lay together silently until I could hear the gentle sounds of Hannah’s breathing as she slept. I lay there, holding her and thinking about the things she had seen while living under her father’s roof. I wished Court hadn’t seen a dime of the money that I had paid for Hannah at The Auction House. That man deserved to be penniless. I hoped that Freddy and Edward had the strength to turn their backs on their father one day for how he was forcing them to live just to get their portion of his business and his will. It made me beyond thankful to have been raised by loving parents in a stable household. I wanted to create that loving and safe space for Hannah, to help her heal from the trauma she had experienced.