Chapter 489. Tara Moves Away

Ria

She was waiting for Philippe when he got home that night. He looked tired and exhausted.

The Don had sent him across the border to meet and talk with a possible ally and the meeting had gone well. Philippe was of course, given the option of staying back in the luxurious rooms which the host had arranged for him. But he had declined politely, although the older man had offered him women or men if he chose that, to please himself;

But Philippe was a one-woman man; his mind was on Ria. And he wanted to get back to her at the earliest.

He had not been able to spend much time with her after putting the ring on her finger; the Mafia Boss had called him up almost immediately and had sent him packing. Now as he strode into the cool, dimly lit halls of the Delano mansion, for it was past mid night, he felt the quickening of his breath. He could not wait to see Ria, to hold her in his arms.

A couple of the men on duty dipped their heads in re