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Teagan dug her heels in then, shaking her head in refusal. "I need to get my car; it's around the corner."
"I will have Tim bring it to S.E.A.L."
"But, Luca—"
"Not another word, Teagan. It is taking every ounce of discipline I have in my body not to bend you over the hood and take my belt to your ass for the stunt you pulled back there." The fury was clear in Luca's tone. Teagan decided to remain quiet. She climbed into the car, and Luca reached over her, belted her in and then walked around to the driver's side. The door slamming spoke volumes.
There were many thoughts going through Teagan's head during the drive. She could feel the tension in the car between them. Luca was radiating anger. Today, was the day she needed to give him her answer. The struggle had kept her up most of the night. His texts and phone call hadn't helped. He'd called her just to say goodnight the night before, and they had ended up speaking for hours before he ordered her to sleep. She found herself looking forward to his call, his next text. She had enjoyed telling him about her day and listening about his. They laughed and joked. She told him of her hopes and dreams for the future, and opened up more than she had to anyone ever before.
Luca challenged her to be a better person, encouraged her to go after her dreams and aspirations. In just a few short weeks of knowing each other, they had developed a connection between them. There was no hiding the physical attraction. She was surprised, however, at the moisture gathering between her legs from his dominance and the threat. Being threatened with a belt should make her angry and defensive, not incredibly turned on. Yet, here she was.
Teagan was surprised when Luca pulled the car up to the gates of S.E.A.L. They parked, and without a word, Luca came around, opened the door and held his hand out to her. She didn't hesitate before putting her hand in his. It dawned on her then, even with his threats, she wasn't scared of him.
Once inside the conference room, Luca started berating her. Teagan scowled back at him, her hands on her hips.
"Teagan Anne, I am furious with you right now. What the hell were you thinking? You are a police detective, for God's sake. You know you could be arrested, lose your entire career, and go to jail for breaking and entering? What if they had come home early?" Luca rounded on where Teagan stood until he had backed her against the desk, her palms flat on the surface behind her, bracing herself.
"Technically, she wasn't breaking and entering. She had Evie's permission to be there and her permission to put up the cameras," Ro interjected, sticking her head into the room, Octavius not far behind her.
"Rowena Gypsy Erikson, do you mean to tell me that you knew about this harebrained scheme?" Octavius advanced on Ro like a lion on its prey. Grabbing her by the upper arm, he let loose a flurry of swats upon her behind before all but dragging her to stand next to her sister.
"I called her to come over when you left to get Teagan," Oct explained to Luca.
"Let me get this straight, all three of you knew about this plan? Including Evie?" Jason asked, joining the party.
"Yes, sir," Ro muttered.
Jason cursed under his breath.
"Do you care to tell me why you were trying to bug Montgomery's house?" Luca demanded.
"No. Not really." Teagan shook her head
"I told you we should have told them," Ro said, glaring at Teagan.
"It would have been much better on your behind had you followed your instincts," Octavius said.
"You leave her out of this. It was my idea. You can't punish her for something she didn't do."
"Luca, get your girl," Octavius growled.
"Teagan, that's enough. You should be worried about your own punishment."
"Great. Two controlling assholes."
"Little girls don't curse at their Daddies," Luca said, his tone dropping. Teagan should have taken note of the warning signs, but she didn't. She had turned defensive and was turning the tables.
"You aren't my Daddy!" She stomped her foot.
"As of one hour ago, I was. You didn't tell me no, did you, little girl?"
"I…" Teagan looked at Ro with wide eyes.
Ro shook her head. "Don't look at me. I'm in enough trouble."
"You were going to tell me yes, weren't you? Don't you lie."
"Yes. Dammit, are you happy now?" They both ignored Ro's squeal of joy.
