Total pages in book: 115
Estimated words: 109695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 548(@200wpm)___ 439(@250wpm)___ 366(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 109695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 548(@200wpm)___ 439(@250wpm)___ 366(@300wpm)
He bristled. “I’m not that tired.”
I shrugged. “I guess I could try getting a vision to see what’s coming—”
Before I could say another word, Nate gathered me in his arms and crushed me against him. His lips pressed against mine, tugging and teasing them apart.
Soon, my heart was racing and I melted into his chest, giving as good as I got. He deepened the kiss, stealing my breath.
Pulling away, he met my gaze. “Did you see anything?”
Breathless, my brows drew together. “Huh? Is that why you kissed me?”
“Of course. Why else?”
I pushed against him. “Yeah… right. Guess I’d better get going.”
“So you didn’t see anything?”
I shook my head. “Honestly, when I’m kissing you, a vision is the last thing on my mind.”
He sent me that sexy half-grin of his that turned me into a puddle of goo. I rolled my eyes and pushed to my feet. “Stay here. I’ll be back before you know it.” I hurried into the kitchen and grabbed my car keys before I could change my mind. Sending him a little wave, I stepped into the garage and climbed into my car.
As I drove out of my garage, I realized this was the first time we’d been apart for days. An unexpected shiver ran down my spine. Was he safe at my house? Johnny couldn’t know about me. Even if Aubree told him that she saw Nate with a woman, she didn’t know who I was.
Nate had to be safer there than coming with me, and he couldn’t leave, since I had the car. Knowing he was stuck there relieved the tension in the pit of my stomach, and I relaxed. He was fine, and this little errand wouldn’t take long.
I arrived at Vitality Solutions and pulled into the parking garage. The elevator took me to the twenty-sixth floor, and I stepped through the doors. Striding through the high-class lobby, I hurried straight to Vanetti’s office.
Julie sat at her desk and glanced up. “Hey, Serenity. How’s it going? Is Stone okay?” She glanced behind me, expecting to see him.
“Yes. He’s good, but I left him at…” Not sure I could trust her, I fumbled on. “…anyway, Mr. Vanetti wanted me to come in and take a look at something.”
She shrugged. “Oh… he didn’t tell me, but you can go down to his office if he’s expecting you.”
“Okay. Thanks.” I hurried down the hall and knocked on his door before sticking my head inside. “Hey there. I’m here. Nate said you needed me?”
Vanetti waved me inside. “Yes. Come in.” He glanced behind me, and his brows drew together. “Nate didn’t come?”
“No. I convinced him that it was safer to stay away.”
He blinked. “I’m impressed. He’s usually not so pliable, but I’m glad he’s not here.” Vanetti sighed and shook his head. “I’ll feel better when this is all over. At least you know who this fellow is now.”
“Yes. We’re closing in on him, so that’s good.” That wasn’t exactly the truth, but at least we were making progress.
“Good. Thanks for keeping Nate safe.” He pushed his chair back and stood. “I didn’t tell Nate, but I’m pretty sure someone broke into my safe. I wouldn’t have known except for this.” He pointed to a gold coin on his desk. “I found it on the floor, right before I called him. I keep this coin in my safe, so the only way it could have fallen on the floor is if someone opened it. I thought if you touched the safe before I did, you’d get a vision of who it was.”
“Oh, wow. I hope they didn’t take anything important.”
“I guess we’ll find out soon enough.” Vanetti opened the lower cabinet door, revealing a black safe. “Go ahead.” He stepped away to give me some room.
I closed my eyes and touched the handle, taking a moment to feel the smooth texture before gripping it with my palm. I got a faint impression of a gloved hand, which didn’t tell me anything.
Letting out a sigh, I glanced at Vanetti. “I saw a gloved hand. Maybe if you opened the safe, I could touch whatever’s inside and find out more.”
Vanetti’s lips turned down and he nodded. I moved out of the way, and he made quick work of opening the door. After taking a look inside, he shook his head. “It looks like everything’s there.”
He moved aside and I knelt in front of the small safe. There were several stacks of paper currency on one side. A couple of folders, along with a few black binders, and a small leather notebook on the other.
Figuring the money had been left alone, I reached in for the small leather notebook. As I tugged it out, I immediately felt the beginning of a vision. My hand turned into someone else’s, and I watched as both hands flipped through the notebook to a table of numbers and dates inside. Holding it flat, they took a photo before slipping it back inside and closing the safe.