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)
We arrived at Serenity’s house, and I took a quick shower to get all the grime off. At least the cut above my brow didn’t need stitches, and Serenity made me sit down on the edge of the tub while she used a butterfly bandage to pull it together.
She stood close, her chest even with my nose, and I wanted to bury my face against those perfect breasts. Her intoxicating scent made it hard to sit there without wrapping my arms around her and pulling her against me.
“There, that should do it.” She huffed out a breath. “I guess you can add that to the list.”
It would be easy to circle her waist with my hands and hold her captive. It might be worth it just to smell her amazing scent a little longer. “What list?”
“Of the things you owe me for. I think you’re still in my debt, even with the locks and the security camera.”
“Hmm… I didn’t know we were keeping track.”
She stepped away, and I gave in, circling her waist with my hands and tugging her back. Surprised, her palms came down on my shoulders. I glanced up to find her mouth open and her face suffused with a pink flush. “I can think of a way to pay you back. You’d enjoy it so much that you’d beg for more.”
Her breath caught and her eyes darkened. Then her brows drew down and she pulled away. “Is that all you think about?”
I let her go and sighed. “Not usually, but you—” I swallowed what I wanted to say and shook my head. “Never mind.”
She pivoted and hurried out the door like an escaping convict. I followed more slowly, glad to know she was just as attracted to me as I was to her. On the way to her office, she threw an irritated glance over her shoulder. “We need to figure out who this Johnny person is, remember?”
“Yeah… got it.” I waited while she sat down. As much as I wanted this to be over, I liked spending all my time with Serenity. Once we figured it out, she’d move on, and I wasn’t ready for that.
“Okay. So let’s think about it. Johnny’s been a step ahead of you. So that means he’s got to have a way to get information on your whereabouts. That means someone’s feeding him information, or he’s bugged you with a camera or tracking device. Did you check your car, or motorcycle for a tracker?”
My brows drew together. Could it be that simple? “I didn’t.”
Her eyes widened. “Well. We’ll have to do that when we get back to the office.”
I shook my head. “I think I would have noticed something like that on my bike… but not the car.” I closed my eyes. “I should have checked.”
“You know what? It could be a good thing. If there is a tracker, we can use it to set him up and draw him into that trap of yours.”
Sitting in my chair, I leaned forward, resting my hands on my knees. “You’re right. I knew I was missing something. That must have been it. Let’s go back to the office and see.”
Her brow puckered. “You sure you want to do that? Why don’t we call Vanetti and have him take a look. Or Ricky… you trust him, right?”
“Yeah, but I’ll call Forrest Slater since he’s on my security team. He’ll know what to look for. He usually does sweeps for bugs once a week, but I’ll have him start doing them every day.”
“Sounds good. Make sure he looks for hidden cameras, too. Maybe in the parking garage, or by the elevators.”
I rolled my eyes. “You don’t need to tell me; I know what I’m doing.” I put the call through, and Slater agreed to take a look. I stayed on the phone with him while he checked things out. After directing him to every place I could think of, we disconnected. I gave Serenity the news. “No trackers or hidden cameras anywhere.”
“Dang! That would have been so helpful.” She huffed out a breath and met my gaze. “Could someone in your office be feeding Johnny information?”
“Not a chance.” At her raised brows, I rolled my eyes. “A move against me is a move against Vanetti. No one who works there would be that stupid.”
“You’re probably right. But what about the club? Does anyone there hold a grudge against you?”
“We’ve been over this before. It’s not an inside job. I think we need to go ahead and set something up at the car shop. I’ll call Vanetti and get Razor on board. I’ll see if tomorrow night will work.”
She huffed out a breath. “I don’t like it, but okay.”
I spent the next couple of hours working on the deal. It took a call from Vanetti to get Razor to commit to the plan, but Razor finally agreed to tell everyone that I would be there tomorrow night for a special meeting. “But don’t tell them until tomorrow.”