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“If you went through what I went through, you’d be paranoid too,” Delilah answered, feeling jittery.
“Okay, okay,” Graham tried to ease the tension. “You’re safe here. You know that. Right?”
“We’re not going to let anything bad happen to you while you’re on pack territory,” Jude added.
“I know that,” Delilah agreed, half-convincing herself. “It’s just… it was so scary hearing his voice again for the first time.”
“This guy really messed you up,” Graham growled.
Jude shot him a knowing look but remained quiet.
“What can we do to help?” Graham was quick to offer assistance.
“I’m terrified to even use my phone,” Delilah admitted. “I don’t know if he’s going to call or text me. Even if I block him, he’d still find a way. And I don’t even know if he’s tracking my phone.”
Jude shook his head, now mixing the polenta.
“He’d have to be pretty well-connected to do that,” Graham said. “I guess it’s possible but not likely.”
“Is there anything you can do?” Delilah asked.
Jude and Graham thought for a second. “Hey, Graham?” Jude said, still preparing the food. “I’ve got a few prototypes of the Fang Five in my bedroom, in the end table. It’s no good for testing anymore.”
“Gotcha,” Graham stood from the table.
Delilah followed him nervously as he entered a small, immaculate room, empty except for a bed, a lamp, and a few tables. He bent down to open the drawer, and Delilah admired the view, his firm and muscular legs complementing his hard ass.
He produced a phone that looked almost identical to his own and walked back into the hall, grinning slyly as he passed Delilah.
“All we have to do is get rid of the testing firmware and we can make this usable for you.” Graham made it sound so simple. “Give me your current phone as well and I’ll transfer everything over for you.”
She could hear the pot boiling in the kitchen and watched Jude multitasking, Graham mouthing to himself as he tapped the screen.
The phone rebooted.
“Done?” Delilah asked.
“Not by a mile,” Graham said. “Hold on just a minute, sweetheart. I’ll tell you when it’s ready.”
While Graham maneuvered through a series of screens and reboots, Delilah did her best to engage him in small talk. She couldn’t find much to talk to him about while he was distracted by the device, but she did find it funny how he kept mouthing nonsensical tech jargon while he worked.
Eventually, the phone rebooted with a satisfying startup noise. At nearly the same time, Jude emerged, carrying table settings followed by plates full of delicious-looking lobster ravioli covered in vodka sauce.
“Dinner is served,” Jude announced, as he sat at the table. At the same time, Graham handed her the phone, complete with all the old information from her other cell already preloaded.
“I did you the courtesy of already blocking the last incoming number from your old phone, just to be safe,” Graham told her.
“Thank you!” Delilah smiled, gratefully fiddling with it in her hands.
Jude got out several candles and lit them at the table. If he hadn’t been so skilled at reading the mood, she might have called it presumptuous. They smelled like vanilla and honeydew, two of Delilah’s favorite scents. She wondered how they knew.
She had a hard time believing that the ravioli was frozen. If Jude hadn’t told her, she wouldn’t have believed it. He explained, somewhat humbly, that he had altered the ravioli somewhat with some extra spices. He had also served it with some fresh steamed broccoli, which he had mixed in.
For the first time all day, Delilah felt truly at ease. Not once during the entire meal did Clark cross her mind. She knew he had no real way of tracking her now since Graham had basically scrapped the old phone for parts.
As Delilah ate, she couldn’t help watching Jude’s mouth. He had a very graceful, clean way of eating, and as she watched his lips curl around his fork, she imagined his mouth engulfing hers. She looked to Graham, who smiled almost knowingly, before she looked down at her plate.
The way Graham stared at her, his eyes never leaving her face even as she looked away, she could feel him peering into her soul. She could see him undressing her with his eyes, and the weirdest part was, she really didn’t mind it.
