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"So much for a quiet night," Octavius said, rising.
"What, now? Isn't he at a dinner at the senator's house? We've got a team on him and Evie there, right?" Luca asked.
"Yeah. Sleazy and Evie are locked down. It's a problem at his actual residence."
"If someone's trying to break in, why are you calling me? You know what to do," Luca said.
"It's who is breaking in, boss. I thought you'd like to handle this one personally," Jason said cryptically.
"What exactly is going on?" Luca was annoyed. It wasn't like Jay to be vague or play games.
"It's Teagan."
"Fuck," Luca said, getting out of his chair so aggressively, it fell over, crashing to the floor.
"Roger that. Want me to take care of it? We have a team on site," Jason said, eyebrows rising at Luca's reaction.
"No, I've got this. Just keep eyes on her until I get there, and tell Tim to keep her in sight but don't approach. Let me know where she is and if she gets into any more trouble."
"Roger, boss," Jason said, turning to head back to the monitor.
"Remember how I just said my palm has never itched so badly?" Grabbing his keys, wallet, and phone, Luca spoke over his shoulder to Octavius. "It's itching more now. This time, though, I'll be scratching that itch."
Octavius' laugh followed Luca down the hall.
* * *
It was colder than Teagan had expected, as she pulled her coat collar up higher on her neck. She stepped carefully into the boot prints already in the snow. Luckily, the guard's feet were huge, and she could easily sink into the indentations without leaving a trail. Her stopwatch would begin once she was inside the master bathroom. Having scoped out the house plans, she had come up with an escape route. In order for it to work, they'd have to time everything just right. Teagan wanted to run through it before presenting it to Evie and Ro.
Before long, she had made it to the back door. Slipping the key that Evie had given her into the deadbolt and flipping the lock, she turned the doorknob, relieved when it opened. There was only so much a couple guys walking around could see at a time. Closing the door softly, Teagan edged down the hall, close to the wall. She counted each door as she passed by them until, finally, she was at Evie's room.
Evie had her own private room in her fiancé's home. It was a foreign concept to Teagan. She had never personally known anyone with this big of a house, but it was also weird that they wouldn't be sharing a room. Isn't that what couples did? Teagan made a mental note to ask Evie about it. Turning the handle, she slipped quietly into the room. As she looked around, she took in the expense the room radiated. The carpet was thick and plush, the furniture a dark, deep mahogany, and the bedding was the finest she had ever seen. The room was decorated with an air of classy elegance. It was perfectly clean and organized, everything in its place, just like her sister.
There were two additional doors in the room. Teagan went to the first one and opened it, stepping inside to another entire room. She glanced around, and her jaw dropped. It was a closet bigger than her bedroom. Row upon row of beautiful, name brand clothing hung all around her. The clothes were organized by type and then by color. She shook her head at the large, lighted vanity full of what she knew had to be expensive makeup, likely worth more than her yearly salary.
After sticking the first camera in the closet, she moved back into the main room and made quick work of placing the next one. A door closing startled Teagan, and her hand went to where her gun rested on her hip.
"Pull that gun on me, little girl, and see what happens." Teagan relaxed at the sound of Luca's voice and dropped her hand.
"Luca, you scared the ever living—"
"Don't even think about finishing that statement or any other statement." He walked over to her, grabbed her hand and snatched up the cameras.
"I can explain."
"Cameras, Teagan, really? Where did you put them?"
"Luca, look, they need to stay."
Luca interrupted her by turning her in a half circle, bending her over his arm and swatting her butt in rapid succession several times.
"Ow! Damn it! That hurts!"
"Where are the cameras, Teagan? If I have to ask you again, my belt is coming off."
She looked over her shoulder at the large man standing behind her. When she met his eyes, she felt a rock drop into her stomach. She walked around the room and, with shaking hands, took down the two cameras she had barely managed to put up before Luca had intruded.
"Now, let's go." Luca grabbed Teagan's upper arm firmly and started to walk. He walked right down the hallway and out the front door. He didn't stop when the cold wind hit them in the face, taking her breath away. He marched her right down the sidewalk and up to his car, opening the front door, and motioning for her to get in.
