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“What about you?” Marc asked Matteo, who was busy looking down at his iPad again.
Matteo looked up before shaking his head. “I’ve had guys outside Peabody’s house watching him all night. They haven’t seen anything suspicious. I also reached out to Ares to see if he had any background info on this sack of shit that might help us. I’m still waiting to hear back from him. In the meantime, I’m going to continue looking into who Mr. Peabody really is. See if there is something that might help us.”
“You reached out to Ares?” Isaac asked, seeming shocked by the news. “Thought you hated the guy?”
Daggers were thrown at Isaac by way of Matteo’s death glare. “Yeah, well, one of my boys is missing. I’d even ask the Devil himself for his help if I thought it would do us any good.”
“To you, he is practically Satan himself,” Isaac snorted.
Chase could sense the tension rising from Matteo. He took a bite of his eggs and lifted his toast.
“I’m going back to Peabody’s house today. I’m going to break in and have another look around. You love birds willing to give me a hand?” Chase asked, glancing up at Jared and Isaac.
Jared pushed Isaac off of him. “Oh, we’re not together.”
“We would be if you would put your dick inside me,” Isaac grumbled, throwing Jared some shade.
Jared rolled his eyes and grunted. “Never gonna happen. I like not having chlamydia.”
Isaac’s mouth fell open in mock shock. “I never!”
Finally losing his patience, Chase put his fork down. “If you two idiots are done playin’ around, I’d like to go and rescue Levi now.”
“Sorry,” Isaac apologized, lowering his eyes. “Of course, we’ll help.”
Turning back to Marc, Chase grinned. “I’ve got a plan.”
28
LEVI
Time seemed to stand still as he lay there, staring up at the ceiling. He had no idea what time it was or how long he had been lying on his bed waiting for something… anything… to happen.
Chase still hadn’t come to rescue him. Levi was beginning to wonder if he ever would. To go from being surrounded by so many people and so much life to suddenly being forced to sit alone in darkness and silence was making him become a bit stir-crazy. Levi was a social creature, and not being able to speak or interact with anyone was beginning to wear on him.
How long had it been? A day? A week? Time held no meaning when there was nothing to compare it to.
He blinked and turned his head when he heard the sound of a key being pushed into his cell door. From between the bars, he saw the face of his captor—the man he thought was just a shy and lonely man.
“Oh, good, you’re awake,” Peabody said as he entered the cell.
He dropped some fresh clothing on the dresser, then stared down at Levi, who was still lying on the bed.
“It’s time for you to change and join us for a little mixer.”
“Us?” Levi asked, sitting up on the twin-sized mattress. His interest was suddenly piqued.
“Yes, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce you to the rest of our gang. Get you familiarized with how we do things around here. Plus, we are planning our big Christmas getaway, so you will want to be a part of that discussion,” Peabody explained. His face lit up when he mentioned the outing.
Was this what Simone was talking about when he mentioned playing along with Peabody’s fantasies?
Levi reached for the folded Ralph Lauren shirt and stopped when he realized that Peabody was still staring at him.
“Oh! Sorry, I’ll turn around.” Peabody quickly turned and continued talking as Levi quickly changed outfits. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally have you as part of my group. I never thought this would ever happen.”
The man could barely contain his excitement. Like his lifelong dream had suddenly come true.
When Levi was done changing, he tapped Peabody on the shoulder. “All done.”
