I slid the magazine I had sitting on my desk toward me, my eyes moving over the cover. It was a big, glossy closeup of me and I looked… exhausted. The paparazzi had caught me, like they always did, when I was coming out of a restaurant with my parents and my daughter, and though I was dressed to the nines and smiling, I also looked like I hadn’t slept in years.
Probably because I pretty much hadn’t.
I pushed the magazine away, sighing. The American press loved us. We were royals, and since America didn’t often have those just hanging around, they were obsessed with us. That didn’t change the fact that we were also paupers, though. It didn’t change the fact that if I didn’t do something to fix the mafia problem quickly—and permanently—we were going to be in big trouble.
I was working on a more permanent solution. A real and completely legitimate diamond importing business, and one that could not only support us on its own but make us extremely wealthy. I had dreams about an entire line of Borovik diamonds, including engagement ring and other jewelry designs. I had dreams about being a legitimate businessman and building a company that my daughter would be proud to run one day. And I was making progress on that. I just wasn’t making it quickly enough.
Partially because I couldn’t actually run any diamonds through it yet. It was really hard to start a company without any product—and without any time. And right now, all of my product—and all of my time—went into paying back the mob. Making sure they got their diamonds. Making sure I was the only one they talked to in my family. Making sure my family was safe and the timelines were right to get the mafia what they wanted before they got impatient.
I didn’t know how much longer I could keep all of these pieces together. All of these balls in the air. I needed something big to happen—something big enough to save us entirely. And I needed it to happen quickly.
Tomorrow, if the universe was taking orders.
I just had no idea where it would come from. Or how it might happen.
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